2 Chronicles 20
1 and to be after so to come (in): come son: descendant/people Moab and son: descendant/people Ammon and with them from [the] Meunite upon Jehoshaphat to/for battle
Later [armies from] Moab and Ammon and some soldiers from [the] Meun [area in Edom] came [to fight] against Jehoshaphat’s [army].
2 and to come (in): come and to tell to/for Jehoshaphat to/for to say to come (in): come upon you crowd many from side: beyond to/for sea from Edom and behold they in/on/with Hazazon-tamar Hazazon-tamar he/she/it Engedi Engedi
Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is coming to attack your army. They are coming from [the] Edom [region], from the eastern side of the [Dead] Sea. They have already come to Hazazon-Tamar!” Another name for that place is En-Gedi.
3 and to fear and to give: put Jehoshaphat [obj] face his to/for to seek to/for LORD and to call: call out fast upon all Judah
Jehoshaphat became very afraid, so he decided to ask Yahweh [what he should do]. He also proclaimed that all [the people of] Judah should fast.
4 and to gather Judah to/for to seek from LORD also from all city Judah to come (in): come to/for to seek [obj] LORD
The people of Judah gathered together to request Yahweh to help them. They came [to Jerusalem] from every town in Judah to seek help from Yahweh.
5 and to stand: stand Jehoshaphat in/on/with assembly Judah and Jerusalem in/on/with house: temple LORD to/for face: before [the] court [the] new
Then Jehoshaphat stood up in front of the people of Judah in front of the new courtyard of the temple,
6 and to say LORD God father our not you(m. s.) he/she/it God in/on/with heaven and you(m. s.) to rule in/on/with all kingdom [the] nation and in/on/with hand: power your strength and might and nothing with you to/for to stand
and he prayed this: “Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors belonged to, you are surely the God who [rules from] heaven. You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. You have great power, and no one can successfully oppose you.
7 not you(m. s.) God our to possess: take [obj] to dwell [the] land: country/planet [the] this from to/for face: before people your Israel and to give: give her to/for seed: children Abraham to love: friend you to/for forever: enduring
Our God, you expelled the people who lived in this land while your Israeli people advanced, and you certainly gave it to us who are descendants of your friend Abraham, to belong to us forever.
8 and to dwell in/on/with her and to build to/for you in/on/with her sanctuary to/for name your to/for to say
We have lived here and have built a temple where we, your people, worship you. We said,
9 if to come (in): come upon us distress: harm sword judgment and pestilence and famine to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] house: home [the] this and to/for face: before your for name your in/on/with house: home [the] this and to cry out to(wards) you from distress our and to hear: hear and to save
'If we experience disasters, either from our enemies attacking us or from you punishing us, or if we experience a plague or a famine, we will stand in your presence in front of this temple that is built to honor you, and we will cry out to you when we are distressed/suffering, and you will hear us and will rescue us.'
10 and now behold son: descendant/people Ammon and Moab and mountain: mount (Mount) Seir which not to give: allow to/for Israel to/for to come (in): come in/on/with them in/on/with to come (in): come they from land: country/planet Egypt for to turn aside: turn aside from upon them and not to destroy them
You would not allow our Israeli ancestors to enter the countries of Ammon and Moab and Edom when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. So our ancestors turned away from those areas and did not attack the people there and did not destroy them. But now they are coming here [to attack us].
11 and behold they(masc.) to wean upon us to/for to come (in): come to/for to drive out: drive out us from possession your which to possess: possess us
[We did not destroy them. But now] look at how they are repaying us by trying to expel us from the land that you gave to our ancestors to belong to them [and their descendants forever]
12 God our not to judge in/on/with them for nothing in/on/with us strength to/for face: before [the] crowd [the] many [the] this [the] to come (in): come upon us and we not to know what? to make: do for upon you eye our
So, our God, please punish them, because we do not have enough power to resist/defeat this huge army that is coming to attack us. We do not know what to do. But we are pleading for you to help us.”
13 (and all *LAB(h)*) Judah to stand: stand to/for face: before LORD also child their woman: wife their and son: child their
All the men of Judah and their wives and children and babies were standing there in the presence of Yahweh [while Jehoshaphat prayed].
14 and Jahaziel son: descendant/people Zechariah son: descendant/people Benaiah son: descendant/people Jeiel son: descendant/people Mattaniah [the] Levi from son: descendant/people Asaph to be upon him spirit LORD in/on/with midst [the] assembly
Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Benaiah, who was the son of Jeiel, who was the son of Mattaniah. He was a descendant of Levi and a descendant of Asaph. He stood up in front of the whole group that was gathered there,
15 and to say to listen all Judah and to dwell Jerusalem and [the] king Jehoshaphat thus to say LORD to/for you you(m. p.) not to fear and not to to be dismayed from face: because [the] crowd [the] many [the] this for not to/for you [the] battle for to/for God
and said, “King Jehoshaphat and all you who live in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, listen! This is what Yahweh says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this huge army [that is coming to attack you], because it is not you who [will win] this battle. It is God [who will win it].
16 tomorrow to go down upon them look! they to ascend: rise in/on/with ascent [the] Ziz and to find [obj] them in/on/with end [the] torrent: valley face: east wilderness Jeruel
Tomorrow march down toward them. They will be climbing up through Ziz Pass [north of En-Gedi]. You will meet them at the end of the gorge near the Jeruel Desert.
17 not to/for you to/for to fight in/on/with this to stand to stand: stand and to see: see [obj] salvation LORD with you Judah and Jerusalem not to fear and not to to be dismayed tomorrow to come out: come to/for face: before their and LORD with you
But you will not need to fight this battle. You soldiers from Jerusalem and other places in Judah, just take your positions, and then stand still and watch [what will happen]. You will see Yahweh rescue you. Do not be afraid or discouraged. March toward them tomorrow, and Yahweh will be with you.’”
18 and to bow Jehoshaphat face land: soil [to] and all Judah and to dwell Jerusalem to fall: fall to/for face: before LORD to/for to bow to/for LORD
Jehoshaphat prostrated himself with his face touching the ground, and all the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah [who were there] knelt down to worship Yahweh.
19 and to arise: rise [the] Levi from son: descendant/people [the] Kohathite and from son: descendant/people [the] Korahite to/for to boast: praise to/for LORD God Israel in/on/with voice great: large to/for above [to]
Then some descendants of Levi who were descendants of both Kohath and Korah stood up and loudly praised Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to].
20 and to rise in/on/with morning and to come out: come to/for wilderness Tekoa and in/on/with to come out: come they to stand: stand Jehoshaphat and to say to hear: hear me Judah and to dwell Jerusalem be faithful in/on/with LORD God your and be faithful be faithful in/on/with prophet his and to prosper
Early the next morning the army left to go to the desert near Tekoa [town]. While they were leaving, Jehoshaphat stood up and said to the people, “You people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah, listen to me! Trust in Yahweh our God; if you do that, you will be strong. Trust in [what] his prophets [have said]; if you do that, you will be successful.”
21 and to advise to(wards) [the] people and to stand: appoint to sing to/for LORD and to boast: praise to/for adornment holiness in/on/with to come out: come to/for face: before [the] to arm and to say to give thanks to/for LORD for to/for forever: enduring kindness his
Then, after consulting with some of the people, he appointed some men to go in front of the army, singing to Yahweh and praising him because of his being holy and wonderful. They were singing, “Thank Yahweh, because he faithfully loves us forever.”
22 and in/on/with time to profane/begin: begin in/on/with cry and praise to give: put LORD to ambush upon son: descendant/people Ammon Moab and mountain: mount (Mount) Seir [the] to come (in): come to/for Judah and to strike
When they began to sing and praise Yahweh, Yahweh caused the soldiers from Ammon and Moab and Edom who were invading Judah to panic, with the result that they were defeated.
23 and to stand: rise son: descendant/people Ammon and Moab upon to dwell mountain: mount (Mount) Seir to/for to devote/destroy and to/for to destroy and like/as to end: finish they in/on/with to dwell (Mount) Seir to help man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his to/for destruction
The soldiers from Ammon and Moab started to fight against the soldiers from Edom, and they completely annihilated the soldiers from Edom. After they finished slaughtering the men from Edom, they started to attack each other.
24 and Judah to come (in): come upon [the] lookout to/for wilderness and to turn to(wards) [the] crowd and look! they corpse to fall: fall land: soil [to] and nothing survivor
When the soldiers from Judah came to the place where they could look down over the desert, they looked toward that huge army [of their enemies], and they saw only corpses lying on the ground. No one had survived.
25 and to come (in): come Jehoshaphat and people his to/for to plunder [obj] spoil their and to find in/on/with them to/for abundance and property and corpse and article/utensil precious thing and to rescue to/for them to/for nothing burden and to be day three to plunder [obj] [the] spoil for many he/she/it
So Jehoshaphat and his soldiers went to take the possessions of their enemies, and they saw that there was a lot of equipment and clothing and other valuable things; there was more than they could carry away. There were very many things, with the result that it took three days for them to collect it all.
26 and in/on/with day: today [the] fourth to gather to/for Valley (of Beracah) Beracah (Valley) for there to bless [obj] LORD upon so to call: call by [obj] name [the] place [the] he/she/it Valley (of Beracah) Beracah (Valley) till [the] day: today
The following day they gathered in Beracah Valley and praised Yahweh there. That is why that valley is still called Beracah, [which means praise.]
27 and to return: return all man Judah and Jerusalem and Jehoshaphat in/on/with head: leader their to/for to return: return to(wards) Jerusalem in/on/with joy for to rejoice them LORD from enemy their
Then while Jehoshaphat led them, all the soldiers who were from Jerusalem and other places in Judah returned to Jerusalem. They were happy because Yahweh had enabled them to defeat their enemies.
28 and to come (in): come Jerusalem in/on/with harp and in/on/with lyre and in/on/with trumpet to(wards) house: temple LORD
When they arrived at Jerusalem, they went to the temple, [playing] harps and lutes and trumpets.
29 and to be dread God upon all kingdom [the] land: country/planet in/on/with to hear: hear they for to fight LORD with enemy Israel
People in the kingdoms of the nearby countries became very afraid when they heard how Yahweh had fought against the enemies of the Israelis.
30 and to quiet royalty Jehoshaphat and to rest to/for him God his from around
Then there was peace in the kingdom that was ruled by Jehoshaphat, because God had caused the surrounding nations not to attack it.
31 and to reign Jehoshaphat upon Judah son: aged thirty and five year in/on/with to reign he and twenty and five year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Azubah daughter Shilhi
Jehoshaphat continued to rule Judah. He was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother’s name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 and to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct father his Asa and not to turn aside: turn aside from her to/for to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: seeing LORD
He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, like his father Asa had done, and he did not stop doing those things.
33 surely [the] high place not to turn aside: remove and still [the] people not to establish: establish heart their to/for God father their
But he did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops, and many of the people still did not faithfully do what the God whom their ancestors belonged to wanted.
34 and remainder word: deed Jehoshaphat [the] first and [the] last look! they to write in/on/with word: deed Jehu son: child Hanani which to ascend: establish upon scroll: book king Israel
A record of the other things that Jehoshaphat did while he ruled, from when he began to rule until he died, is in the scrolls written by [the prophet] Jehu, the son of Hanani. They are also in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel.
35 and after so to unite Jehoshaphat king Judah with Ahaziah king Israel he/she/it be wicked to/for to make: do
During his reign, Jehoshaphat made a treaty with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, who was a very wicked king.
36 and to unite him with him to/for to make fleet to/for to go: went Tarshish and to make fleet in/on/with Ezion-geber Ezion-geber
They agreed that their workers would build a fleet of ships to use to buy and sell [things with other countries]. After those ships were built at Ezion-Geber [on the Gulf of Aqaba],
37 and to prophesy Eliezer son: child Dodavahu from Mareshah upon Jehoshaphat to/for to say like/as to unite you with Ahaziah to break through LORD [obj] deed: work your and to break fleet and not to restrain to/for to go: went to(wards) Tarshish
Eliezer the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah [city] warned Jehoshaphat. He said, “You have made an alliance with Ahaziah, [who is a wicked king]. Therefore, Yahweh will destroy the ships that your workers have made.” And the ships were wrecked, and were not able to sail to other countries.
