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  20:1 ¶
And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. |
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20:1 ¶
It came to pass°
after°
this°°
also, [that] the children°
of Moab,°
and the children°
of Ammon,°
and with°
them [other] beside°
the Ammonites,°
came°°
against°
Jehoshaphat°
to battle.° |
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20:2
Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi). |
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20:2
Then there came°°
some that told°°
Jehoshaphat,°
saying,°°
There cometh°°
a great°
multitude°
against°
thee from beyond°°
the sea°
on this side Syria;°°
and, behold,°
they [be] in Hazazontamar,°
which°
[is] Engedi.° |
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20:3
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. |
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20:3
And Jehoshaphat°
feared,°°
and set°°°
himself°
to seek°°
the LORD,°
and proclaimed°°
a fast°
throughout°
all°
Judah.° |
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20:4
And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah. |
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20:4
And Judah°
gathered themselves together,°°
to ask°°
[help] of°
the LORD:°
even°
out of all°°
the cities°
of Judah°
they came°°
to seek°°°
the LORD.° |
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20:5 ¶
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court; |
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20:5 ¶
And Jehoshaphat°
stood°°
in the congregation°
of Judah°
and Jerusalem,°
in the house°
of the LORD,°
before°
the new°
court,° |
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20:6
and he said, O Jehovah, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee. |
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20:6
And said,°°
O LORD°
God°
of our fathers,°
[art] not°
thou°
God°
in heaven?°
and rulest°°
[not] thou°
over all°
the kingdoms°
of the heathen?°
and in thine hand°
[is there not] power°
and might,°
so that none°
is able to withstand°°°
thee? |
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20:7
Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? |
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20:7
[Art] not°
thou°
our God,°
[who] didst drive out°°°
the inhabitants°°
of this°
land°
before°°
thy people°
Israel,°
and gavest°°
it to the seed°
of Abraham°
thy friend°°
for ever?° |
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20:8
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, |
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20:8
And they dwelt°°
therein, and have built°°
thee a sanctuary°
therein for thy name,°
saying,°° |
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20:9
If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save. |
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20:9
If,°
[when] evil°
cometh°°
upon°
us, [as] the sword,°
judgment,°
or pestilence,°
or famine,°
we stand°°
before°
this°
house,°
and in thy presence,°
(for°
thy name°
[is] in this°
house,)°
and cry°°
unto°
thee in our affliction,°°
then thou wilt hear°°
and help.°° |
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20:10
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not; |
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20:10
And now,°
behold,°
the children°
of Ammon°
and Moab°
and mount°
Seir,°
whom°
thou wouldest not°
let°°
Israel°
invade,°°
when they came°
out°°
of the land°°
of Egypt,°
but°
they turned°°
from°°
them, and destroyed°°
them not;° |
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20:11
behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. |
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20:11
Behold,°
[I say, how] they°
reward°°°
us, to come°°
to cast us out°°
of thy possession,°°
which°
thou hast given us to inherit.°° |
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20:12
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee. |
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20:12
O our God,°
wilt thou not°
judge°°
them? for°
we have no°
might°
against°
this°
great°
company°
that cometh°°
against°
us; neither°
know°°
we°
what°
to do:°°
but°
our eyes°
[are] upon°
thee. |
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20:13
And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. |
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20:13
And all°
Judah°
stood°°
before°
the LORD,°
with°
their little ones,°
their wives,°
and their children.° |
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20:14 ¶
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly; |
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20:14 ¶
Then upon°
Jahaziel°
the son°
of Zechariah,°
the son°
of Benaiah,°
the son°
of Jeiel,°
the son°
of Mattaniah,°
a Levite°
of°
the sons°
of Asaph,°
came°
the Spirit°
of the LORD°
in the midst°
of the congregation;° |
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20:15
and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. |
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20:15
And he said,°°
Hearken°°
ye, all°
Judah,°
and ye inhabitants°°
of Jerusalem,°
and thou king°
Jehoshaphat,°
Thus°
saith°°
the LORD°
unto you, Be not afraid°°°°
nor°
dismayed°°
by reason°
of°°
this°
great°
multitude;°
for°
the battle°
[is] not°
yours, but°
God's.° |
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20:16
To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. |
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20:16
To morrow°
go ye down°°
against°
them: behold,°
they come up°°
by the cliff°
of Ziz;°
and ye shall find°°
them at the end°
of the brook,°
before°
the wilderness°
of Jeruel.° |
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20:17
Ye shall not need to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you. |
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20:17
Ye shall not°
[need] to fight°°
in this°
[battle]: set°°
yourselves,°
stand°°
ye [still], and see°°°
the salvation°
of the LORD°
with°
you, O Judah°
and Jerusalem:°
fear°°
not,°
nor°
be dismayed;°°
to morrow°
go out°°
against°
them: for the LORD°
[will be] with°
you. |
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20:18
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah. |
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20:18
And Jehoshaphat°
bowed°°
his head°
with [his] face°
to the ground:°
and all°
Judah°
and the inhabitants°°
of Jerusalem°
fell°°
before°
the LORD,°
worshipping°°
the LORD.° |
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20:19
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. |
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20:19
And the Levites,°
of the children°
of°
the Kohathites,°
and of°
the children°
of the Korhites,°
stood up°°
to praise°°
the LORD°
God°
of Israel°
with a loud°
voice°
on high.° |
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20:20 ¶
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. |
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20:20 ¶
And they rose early°°
in the morning,°
and went forth°°
into the wilderness°
of Tekoa:°
and as they went forth,°°
Jehoshaphat°
stood°°
and said,°°
Hear°°
me, O Judah,°
and ye inhabitants°°
of Jerusalem;°
Believe°°
in the LORD°
your God,°
so shall ye be established;°°
believe°°
his prophets,°
so shall ye prosper.°° |
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20:21
And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. |
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20:21
And when he had consulted°°
with°
the people,°
he appointed°°
singers°°
unto the LORD,°
and that should praise°°
the beauty°
of holiness,°
as they went out°°
before°
the army,°°
and to say,°°
Praise°°
the LORD;°
for°
his mercy°
[endureth] for ever.° |
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20:22 ¶
And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were smitten. |
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20:22 ¶
And when°
they began°°
to sing°
and to praise,°
the LORD°
set°°
ambushments°°
against°
the children°
of Ammon,°
Moab,°
and mount°
Seir,°
which were come°°
against Judah;°
and they were smitten.°° |
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20:23
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. |
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20:23
For the children°
of Ammon°
and Moab°
stood up°°
against°
the inhabitants°°
of mount°
Seir,°
utterly to slay°°
and destroy°°
[them]: and when they had made an end°°
of the inhabitants°°
of Seir,°
every one°
helped°°
to destroy°
another.° |
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20:24
And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped. |
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20:24
And when Judah°
came°°
toward°
the watch tower°°°
in the wilderness,°
they looked°°
unto°
the multitude,°
and, behold,°
they [were] dead bodies°
fallen°°
to the earth,°
and none°
escaped.° |
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20:25
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. |
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20:25
And when Jehoshaphat°
and his people°
came°°
to take away°°°
the spoil°
of them, they found°°
among them in abundance°
both riches°
with the dead bodies,°
and precious°°
jewels,°
which they stripped off°°
for themselves, more than°
they could carry away:°
and they were°
three°
days°
in gathering°°°
of the spoil,°
it°
was so much.° |
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20:26 ¶
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah unto this day. |
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20:26 ¶
And on the fourth°
day°
they assembled°°
themselves°
in the valley°
of Berachah;°
for°
there°
they blessed°°°
the LORD:°
therefore°°°
the name°
of the same°
place°
was called,°°
The valley°
of Berachah,°
unto°
this day.° |
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20:27
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies. |
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20:27
Then they returned,°°
every°
man°
of Judah°
and Jerusalem,°
and Jehoshaphat°
in the forefront°
of them, to go again°°
to°
Jerusalem°
with joy;°
for°
the LORD°
had made them to rejoice°°
over their enemies.°°° |
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20:28
And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah. |
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20:28
And they came°°
to Jerusalem°
with psalteries°
and harps°
and trumpets°
unto°
the house°
of the LORD.° |
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20:29
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel. |
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20:29
And the fear°
of God°
was°
on°
all°
the kingdoms°
of [those] countries,°
when they had heard°°
that°
the LORD°
fought°°
against°
the enemies°°
of Israel.° |
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20:30
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about. |
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20:30
So the realm°
of Jehoshaphat°
was quiet:°°
for his God°
gave him rest°°
round about.°° |
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20:31 ¶
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. |
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20:31 ¶
And Jehoshaphat°
reigned°°
over°
Judah:°
[he was] thirty°
and five°
years°
old°
when he began to reign,°°
and he reigned°°
twenty°
and five°
years°
in Jerusalem.°
And his mother's°
name°
[was] Azubah°
the daughter°
of Shilhi.° |
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20:32
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah. |
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20:32
And he walked°°°
in the way°
of Asa°
his father,°
and departed°°
not°
from°
it, doing°°
[that which was] right°
in the sight°
of the LORD.° |
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20:33
Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers. |
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20:33
Howbeit°
the high places°
were not°
taken away:°°
for as yet°
the people°
had not°
prepared°°
their hearts°
unto the God°
of their fathers.° |
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20:34
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel. |
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20:34
Now the rest°
of the acts°
of Jehoshaphat,°
first°
and last,°
behold,°
they [are] written°°
in the book°
of Jehu°
the son°
of Hanani,°
who°
[is] mentioned°°
in°
the book°
of the kings°
of Israel.° |
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20:35 ¶
And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly: |
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20:35 ¶
And after°
this°
did Jehoshaphat°
king°
of Judah°
join°°
himself°
with°
Ahaziah°
king°
of Israel,°
who°
did°°
very wickedly:°°° |
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20:36
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. |
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20:36
And he joined°°
himself with°
him to make°°
ships°
to go°°°
to Tarshish:°
and they made°°
the ships°
in Eziongeber.° |
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20:37
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish. |
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20:37
Then Eliezer°
the son°
of Dodavah°
of Mareshah°°
prophesied°°
against°
Jehoshaphat,°
saying,°°
Because thou hast joined°°
thyself°
with°
Ahaziah,°
the LORD°
hath broken°°°
thy works.°
And the ships°
were broken,°°
that they were not able°°°
to go°°°
to°
Tarshish.° |
