Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise

2 Chronicles 20:1-30

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 After this the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and some of the Meunites with them, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 C.20.1 - Details

Original Text

ויהי אחריכן באו בני־ מואב ובני עמון ועמהם ׀ מהעמונים על־ יהושפט למלחמה׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • אחריכן: ADV
  • באו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • מואב: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • עמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועמהם: PREP
  • מהעמונים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,def
  • על: PREP
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למלחמה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 11:1-11 (thematic): An account of Ammonite aggression (Nahash besieging Jabesh‑Gilead) and Israelite military response — parallels the motif of the Ammonites as hostile neighbors threatening Israel/Judah.
  • 1 Chronicles 19:1-19 (verbal): Narrative of the Ammonites hiring Aramean allies and fighting Israel in David’s time; shares similar listing of Ammonite hostility and coalition warfare against Israelite/Judahite kings.
  • Psalm 83:6-8 (thematic): A prayer against a confederacy of Israel’s neighbors that explicitly names Moab and Ammon among the allied enemies — echoes the theme of a regional coalition arrayed against God’s people.
  • 2 Kings 3:4-27 (thematic): Narrative of Mesha king of Moab’s revolt and subsequent military actions involving surrounding states — provides background on Moabite hostility and interstate conflict in the northern kingdom period.
  • Genesis 19:37-38 (structural): Origins of the nations of Moab and Ammon (descendants of Lot) — frequently alluded to as etiological background for recurring Moabite‑Ammonite antagonism toward Israel/Judah.

Alternative generated candidates

  • After these things the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
  • And it came to pass afterward that the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
2 They came and reported to Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea — from Aram — and behold, they are at Hazazon‑Tamar, which is En Gedi.”

2 C.20.2 - Details

Original Text

ויבאו ויגידו ליהושפט לאמר בא עליך המון רב מעבר לים מארם והנם בחצצון תמר היא עין גדי׃

Morphology

  • ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ויגידו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • ליהושפט: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • בא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עליך: PREP+2ms
  • המון: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • רב: ADJ,m,sg
  • מעבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • מארם: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • והנם: CONJ+DEM,3,m,pl
  • בחצצון: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תמר: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
  • היא: PRON,dem,3,f,sg
  • עין: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • גדי: NOUN,m,sg,cons

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 24:1-2 (verbal): Same geographic setting: David and his men are pursued to the wilderness of En‑Gedi, echoing 2 Chr 20:2’s identification of the enemy’s location at En‑Gedi.
  • Joshua 15:62 (structural): Lists En‑Gedi among the towns of Judah, providing the geographical/territorial background for 2 Chr 20:2’s reference to the enemy being 'in En‑Gedi.'
  • 1 Kings 20:1-2 (thematic): Reports a large Syrian (Aram) force threatening Israel; parallels 2 Chr 20:2’s report that a great host from Aram (Syria) is coming against the king.
  • 1 Chronicles 19:6-8 (thematic): Describes Ammon hiring Aramean (Syrian) forces to fight Israel, similarly depicting Aramean contingents joining hostilities against Israelite rulers as in 2 Chr 20:2.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And they came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Aram; behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar—that is, En-gedi.”
  • They came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea—from Aram—and behold they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is, En-gedi).”
3 Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the LORD; he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

2 C.20.3 - Details

Original Text

וירא ויתן יהושפט את־ פניו לדרוש ליהוה ויקרא־ צום על־ כל־ יהודה׃

Morphology

  • וירא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ויתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • פניו: NOUN,m,pl,cons+3,m,sg
  • לדרוש: VERB,qal,inf
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ויקרא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • צום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop

Parallels

  • Ezra 8:21 (verbal): Ezra proclaims a fast to humble themselves before God and seek safe passage—language and action (proclaiming a fast to seek the LORD's help) closely mirror Jehoshaphat's response.
  • Joel 2:12-13 (thematic): A prophetic call to return to the LORD with fasting, weeping, and repentance—same theological motif of communal fasting and turning to God in crisis.
  • Jonah 3:5-10 (thematic): The people of Nineveh declare a fast and repentance, and God responds by averting disaster—parallel of communal fasting/seeking God to avert judgment or defeat.
  • Nehemiah 1:4 (thematic): Nehemiah's immediate reaction to bad news is mourning, fasting, and prayer—similar leaderly pattern of fasting and seeking God's favor in a national crisis.
  • 1 Samuel 7:6 (thematic): The Israelites fast, confess their sins, and seek the LORD under Samuel's leadership before deliverance from the Philistines—parallels communal fasting and seeking God for salvation from enemies.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then Jehoshaphat feared and set his face to seek the LORD; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
  • Then Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek the LORD; he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

2 C.20.4 - Details

Original Text

ויקבצו יהודה לבקש מיהוה גם מכל־ ערי יהודה באו לבקש את־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ויקבצו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • לבקש: PREP+VERB,qal,infc
  • מיהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • גם: ADV
  • מכל: PREP
  • ערי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • באו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • לבקש: PREP+VERB,qal,infc
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 2 Chron 20:3 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same scene: verse 3 likewise reports that people came from all Judah to seek the LORD, providing the immediate narrative repetition and context for v.4.
  • 2 Chron 15:12 (thematic): Describes Judah's cities entering a covenant and turning to seek the LORD with wholehearted devotion—same nationwide movement of seeking God.
  • Joel 2:15 (structural): Calls for a solemn assembly and fast to seek the LORD in a time of crisis; parallels the communal gathering and religious response in 2 Chr 20:4.
  • Psalm 122:1-4 (thematic): Portrays worshippers assembling and going to the house of the LORD—echoes the communal pilgrimage/assembly motif of seeking God together.
  • Ezra 8:21 (verbal): Ezra proclaims a fast 'that we might seek of our God a right way for us'—uses similar language of assembling and seeking God's guidance.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Judah gathered to seek the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
  • And Judah gathered to seek the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court.

2 C.20.5 - Details

Original Text

ויעמד יהושפט בקהל יהודה וירושלם בבית יהוה לפני החצר החדשה׃

Morphology

  • ויעמד: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בקהל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וירושלם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לפני: PREP
  • החצר: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • החדשה: ADJ,f,sg,def

Parallels

  • 1 Kings 8:22 (structural): Solomon stands before the altar/house of the LORD at the dedication—royal leader standing in the temple to address or intercede before the assembly, paralleling Jehoshaphat's posture in the temple court.
  • 2 Chronicles 6:12 (verbal): Within the Chronicler's narrative Solomon 'stood before the altar of the LORD' and prayed; a close verbal/structural parallel to Jehoshaphat standing in the house of the LORD before the new court.
  • Ezra 9:5 (thematic): Ezra rises, lifts his voice, and confesses 'before the house of our God'—a leader standing in the temple precincts to intercede and confess, echoing Jehoshaphat’s public posture of prayer in the sanctuary.
  • Psalm 122:1-4 (thematic): Speaks of going with the assembly to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem—parallels the communal gathering of Judah and Jerusalem in the temple described in 2 Chr 20:5.
  • 2 Samuel 7:18 (allusion): David 'went in and sat before the LORD' after receiving God's word—another instance of a king entering the divine presence to respond or pray, thematically akin to Jehoshaphat standing before the LORD in the temple.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court.
  • Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court.
6 And he said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in the heavens? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations; in your hand is power and might, and no one can withstand you.

2 C.20.6 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר יהוה אלהי אבתינו הלא אתה־ הוא אלהים בשמים ואתה מושל בכל ממלכות הגוים ובידך כח וגבורה ואין עמך להתיצב׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • אבתינו: NOUN,m,pl,suff:1pl
  • הלא: PART
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בשמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • מושל: VERB,qal,ptc,0,m,sg
  • בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ממלכות: NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • הגוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ובידך: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss:2,sg
  • כח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וגבורה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ואין: CONJ+PART,exist
  • עמך: NOUN,m,sg,suff-2m
  • להתיצב: VERB,hitpael,inf

Parallels

  • Psalm 115:3 (verbal): Directly echoes the affirmation 'Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases,' paralleling 'are you not God in heaven'—a claim of God's heavenly enthronement and sovereign freedom.
  • Psalm 103:19 (verbal): Declares that 'the LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all,' matching the statement that God 'rules over all the kingdoms of the nations.'
  • Isaiah 37:16 (verbal): Hezekiah's prayer addresses God as sovereign over 'all the kingdoms of the earth,' closely mirroring Jehoshaphat's recognition of God's rule over the nations.
  • Daniel 2:21 (thematic): Speaks of God changing times and removing or setting up kings—thematic parallel to the claim that power and might are in God's hand and no one can withstand him.
  • Proverbs 21:1 (thematic): 'The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD' parallels the idea that rulers and their power are under God's control—echoing 'in thy hand [is] power and might.'

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations; in your hand is power and might, and no one can withstand you.
  • And he said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in the heavens? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations; in your hand is power and might, and there is none who can withstand you.
7 Are you not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your beloved forever?

2 C.20.7 - Details

Original Text

הלא ׀ אתה אלהינו הורשת את־ ישבי הארץ הזאת מלפני עמך ישראל ותתנה לזרע אברהם אהבך לעולם׃

Morphology

  • הלא: PART
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • הורשת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ישבי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • מלפני: PREP
  • עמך: NOUN,m,sg,suff-2m
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ותתנה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לזרע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אברהם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אהבך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg+obj,2,m,sg
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 12:7 (allusion): God's promise to Abram that the land will be given to his offspring — the foundational covenant to which Jehoshaphat appeals.
  • Genesis 17:8 (verbal): “I will give to you and to your offspring… an everlasting possession” language closely parallels ‘given to the seed of Abraham… forever.’
  • Deuteronomy 1:8 (verbal): God's command/promise ‘See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land’ echoes the idea that the land was divinely given to Abraham’s descendants.
  • Joshua 21:43-45 (thematic): Narrative summary that God gave Israel the land as He had promised — a fulfillment of the covenant invoked in Jehoshaphat’s prayer.
  • Psalm 105:8-11 (allusion): Psalmic retelling of the covenant with Abraham and the grant of the land to his seed, used here as a theological precedent for the claim in 2 Chronicles 20:7.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Are you not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it to the offspring of Abraham your beloved forever?
  • Are you not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land from before Your people Israel and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your beloved forever?
8 They settled in it and built for your name there a sanctuary, saying,

2 C.20.8 - Details

Original Text

וישבו־ בה ויבנו לך ׀ בה מקדש לשמך לאמר׃

Morphology

  • וישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • ויבנו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • מקדש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לשמך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+2,m,sg
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 12:11 (thematic): Speaks of building an altar/house for the LORD in the place he will choose—parallels the idea of settling in the land and erecting a sanctuary for God's name.
  • 1 Kings 8:29 (verbal): Solomon's prayer requests that God's name be established in the house built for him—directly echoes the language of building a sanctuary for God's name.
  • 2 Chronicles 6:6 (verbal): Within Chronicles, God’s choice of Jerusalem and the temple as the place for his name parallels the statement about building a sanctuary for the Lord’s name.
  • Exodus 25:8 (quotation): God’s command to make a sanctuary so he may dwell among his people provides the theological basis for constructing a sanctuary 'to your name.'

Alternative generated candidates

  • They settled in it and built for your name a sanctuary there, saying:
  • They settled in it and built for Your name there a sanctuary, saying,
9 ‘If disaster comes upon us — sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine — we will stand before this house and before you, for your name is in this house; and when we cry out to you in our distress, you will hear and save.’”

2 C.20.9 - Details

Original Text

אם־ תבוא עלינו רעה חרב שפוט ודבר ורעב נעמדה לפני הבית הזה ולפניך כי שמך בבית הזה ונזעק אליך מצרתנו ותשמע ותושיע׃

Morphology

  • אם: CONJ
  • תבוא: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • עלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • רעה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • חרב: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • שפוט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ודבר: VERB,qal,fut,3,m,sg
  • ורעב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נעמדה: VERB,niphal,perf,3,f,sg
  • לפני: PREP
  • הבית: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • ולפניך: CONJ+PREP+PRON,2,ms
  • כי: CONJ
  • שמך: NOUN,m,sg,cs,2,m,sg
  • בבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • ונזעק: CONJ+VERB,nifal,perf,1,pl
  • אליך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • מצרתנו: NOUN,f,sg+PRON,1,pl
  • ותשמע: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • ותושיע: CONJ+VERB,hiphil,imprf,2,ms,sg

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 6:28-30 (structural): Part of Solomon’s dedication prayer in Chronicles that lists calamities (sword, judgment, pestilence, famine) and petitions that when people pray toward the temple—where God’s name dwells—he will hear and save; closely parallels language and structure of Jehoshaphat’s appeal.
  • 1 Kings 8:37-40 (quotation): The parallel account in Kings of Solomon’s prayer, using very similar wording about disaster, praying toward the house where God’s name is placed, and God’s hearing and delivering—textual parallel to 2 Chr 20:9.
  • Deuteronomy 12:5,11 (thematic): Commands that Israel bring sacrifices at the place the LORD will choose ‘to put his name there’; provides the theological background for the notion ‘for your name is in this house.’
  • 2 Chronicles 7:14 (thematic): Promise that if the people humble themselves, pray, seek God and turn from sin, God will hear from heaven and heal/forgive—connects communal prayer and divine response as in 2 Chr 20:9.
  • Joel 2:32 (thematic): The assurance that ‘everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved’ echoes the claim ‘we cry out in our affliction, and you will hear and save,’ focusing on calling on God’s name as the means of deliverance.

Alternative generated candidates

  • ‘If disaster comes upon us—sword or judgment or pestilence or famine—then we will stand before this house and before you (for your name is in this house), and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’
  • ‘If disaster comes upon us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—then we will stand before this house and before You (for Your name is in this house), and cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear and deliver.’”
10 And now behold, behold — the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, who did not give Israel passage when they came up from the land of Egypt, but turned away from them and did not destroy them,

2 C.20.10 - Details

Original Text

ועתה הנה בני־ עמון ומואב והר־ שעיר אשר לא־ נתתה לישראל לבוא בהם בבאם מארץ מצרים כי סרו מעליהם ולא השמידום׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • הנה: PART
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • עמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ומואב: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • והר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • שעיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נתתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לישראל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • בבאם: PREP+VERB,qal,ptc,3,pl
  • מארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • סרו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • מעליהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • השמידום: VERB,hif,perf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 2:4-5 (verbal): God’s instruction not to harass the people of Esau/Mount Seir because the land was given to them—matches 2 Chr 20:10’s claim that Israel was not given Mount Seir to take.
  • Deuteronomy 2:9 (verbal): God’s command not to contend with Moab and not to give their land to Israel—directly parallels the statement that Moab was not destroyed or given to Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 2:19 (verbal): God’s prohibition against harassing the Ammonites because their land was allotted to them—corresponds to 2 Chr 20:10’s mention of Ammon being left intact when Israel came from Egypt.
  • Judges 11:16-17 (thematic): Jephthah’s recounting of Israel’s earlier passage and relations with Transjordan peoples (Ammon/Moab/Aram) echoes the tradition that Israel did not conquer or dispossess those nations.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, those whom you would not give over to Israel when they came out of Egypt, but whom they turned aside from destroying—
  • And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom You would not give to Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned away from them and did not destroy them—
11 behold, they reward us by coming to cast us out of the possession that you gave to your people as an inheritance.

2 C.20.11 - Details

Original Text

והנה־ הם גמלים עלינו לבוא לגרשנו מירשתך אשר הורשתנו׃

Morphology

  • והנה: ADV
  • הם: PRON,personal,3,m,pl
  • גמלים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • עלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • לגרשנו: VERB,qal,inf+PRON,1,pl
  • מירשתך: PREP,מ+NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הורשתנו: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg+PRON,1,pl

Parallels

  • Joshua 23:12-13 (thematic): Joshua warns that if Israel abandons the Lord, the nations the LORD has left will be a snare and will drive Israel from the land — same theme of enemies coming to dispossess God's people of their inheritance.
  • Judges 2:14-15 (thematic): Because Israel did evil the LORD gave them into the hands of plunderers who devastated them — parallels the idea of being delivered over to enemies who expel them from their possession.
  • Deuteronomy 28:63-64 (allusion): As part of the curses for disobedience God will scatter Israel among the nations and give the land to their enemies — directly echoes the threat of being driven out of the inheritance God gave them.
  • Psalm 44:11-12 (verbal): The psalm laments being exposed and handed over to enemies and made an object of reproach — echoes the complaint that foes come to drive them out of the LORD’s grant.

Alternative generated candidates

  • behold, they reward us by coming to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us as an inheritance.
  • behold, they pay us back by coming to drive us out of the possession that You have given us as an inheritance.
12 O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; we do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

2 C.20.12 - Details

Original Text

אלהינו הלא תשפט־ בם כי אין בנו כח לפני ההמון הרב הזה הבא עלינו ואנחנו לא נדע מה־ נעשה כי עליך עינינו׃

Morphology

  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • הלא: PART
  • תשפט: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • אין: PART,neg
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • כח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לפני: PREP
  • ההמון: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הרב: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • הבא: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • עלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • ואנחנו: CONJ+PRON,1,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נדע: VERB,qal,impf,1,pl
  • מה: PRON,int
  • נעשה: VERB,qal,impf,1,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • עליך: PREP+2ms
  • עינינו: NOUN,f,pl,abs,1cp

Parallels

  • 2 Chr 14:11 (thematic): Asa's prayer in face of a larger army expresses the same reliance on God because their own power is insufficient (confession of helplessness and plea for divine help).
  • Ps 121:1-2 (verbal): The image of lifting/setting one's eyes on God as the source of help parallels 'our eyes are upon thee' and the dependence on the LORD for deliverance.
  • Judg 6:15-16 (thematic): Gideon's protest that he is the least and unable to save Israel parallels the motif of human weakness confronted by a great threat and turning to God for direction and rescue.
  • 1 Sam 17:47 (thematic): David’s declaration that victory comes from the LORD, not human might, echoes Jehoshaphat’s appeal that they have no power against the great host and must rely on God.
  • Ps 20:7 (thematic): Contrasts trusting in human strength (chariots/horses) with trusting in the name of the LORD—resonates with the plea that they have no might and are depending solely on God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power against this great company that comes against us; we do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.”
  • O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; we do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
13 All Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

2 C.20.13 - Details

Original Text

וכל־ יהודה עמדים לפני יהוה גם־ טפם נשיהם ובניהם׃

Morphology

  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • עמדים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
  • לפני: PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • גם: ADV
  • טפם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,prsfx=3mp
  • נשיהם: NOUN,f,pl,abs,prsfx=3mp
  • ובניהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3mp

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 31:12 (verbal): Moses commands the entire people — 'men and women and children and the sojourner' — to be gathered to hear the law, using the same inclusive language of assembling all ages before Yahweh.
  • Joshua 8:35 (verbal): Joshua reads the law 'before all the assembly of Israel, with the women and the children' — a close verbal and situational parallel of addressing the whole people before the LORD.
  • Nehemiah 8:2-3 (thematic): All the people assembled 'as one man,' including men and women, to hear the reading of the Law; parallels the communal gathering of Judah, with wives and children, standing before God.
  • 1 Kings 8:2 (structural): At the dedication of the temple Solomon assembled 'all the elders of Israel' before the ark of the LORD — a comparable large, formal assembly of the nation standing in the presence of Yahweh.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
  • And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph.

2 C.20.14 - Details

Original Text

ויחזיאל בן־ זכריהו בן־ בניה בן־ יעיאל בן־ מתניה הלוי מן־ בני אסף היתה עליו רוח יהוה בתוך הקהל׃

Morphology

  • ויחזיאל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • זכריהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בניה: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss3,m
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יעיאל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מתניה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הלוי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מן: PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • היתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • עליו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • רוח: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בתוך: PREP
  • הקהל: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • 1 Kings 22:14-19 (verbal): Micaiah son of Imlah is described as speaking a prophetic word after 'the Spirit of the LORD came upon him' in the royal assembly—parallel wording and setting (prophecy given publicly before rulers).
  • 2 Chronicles 15:1 (verbal): ‘The Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,’ who stands before King Asa and the people to deliver a prophetic exhortation—same phrasing and function within a Judahite cultic/political context.
  • Numbers 11:25 (thematic): The LORD takes some of the Spirit on Moses and puts it on the seventy elders so they prophesy in the camp—similar motif of the Spirit coming upon multiple leaders in a communal setting, enabling prophetic speech.
  • 1 Samuel 10:10 (thematic): When Saul meets the band of prophets 'the Spirit of God came upon him and he prophesied'—another instance of the Spirit enabling prophetic utterance in a public prophetic gathering.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.
  • Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.
15 He said, “Give ear, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.

2 C.20.15 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר הקשיבו כל־ יהודה וישבי ירושלם והמלך יהושפט כה־ אמר יהוה לכם אתם אל־ תיראו ואל־ תחתו מפני ההמון הרב הזה כי לא לכם המלחמה כי לאלהים׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הקשיבו: VERB,hiphil,imp,2,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וישבי: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • והמלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • תיראו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • תחתו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • מפני: PREP
  • ההמון: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הרב: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • המלחמה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לאלהים: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 14:14 (quotation): At the Red Sea Moses declares, “The LORD will fight for you; you have only to be silent,” a direct parallel to the claim that the battle is God's and the command not to fear.
  • 1 Samuel 17:47 (verbal): David tells Saul that the battle belongs to the LORD (“the battle is the LORD’s”), echoing the same theological assertion that God, not humans, fights the decisive battle.
  • Isaiah 41:10 (thematic): God’s reassurance “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed…” mirrors the language and pastoral intent of 2 Chr 20:15’s command not to fear and not to be dismayed.
  • 2 Kings 6:16–17 (allusion): Elisha’s words to his fearful servant, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them,” and the revelation of divine protection parallel Jehoshaphat’s assurance that God is fighting on Israel’s behalf.
  • Psalm 46:10 (thematic): “Be still, and know that I am God” complements the injunction in 2 Chr 20:15 to cease fear and trust God’s sovereign action in the crisis.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, ‘Do not fear and do not be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
  • He said, “Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.
16 Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

2 C.20.16 - Details

Original Text

מחר רדו עליהם הנם עלים במעלה הציץ ומצאתם אתם בסוף הנחל פני מדבר ירואל׃

Morphology

  • מחר: ADV
  • רדו: VERB,qal,imperative,2,m,pl
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • הנם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • עלים: VERB,qal,ptcp,-,m,pl
  • במעלה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • הציץ: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ומצאתם: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • בסוף: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנחל: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • פני: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • מדבר: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg
  • ירואל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 20:15 (structural): Immediate prophetic instruction from Jahaziel preceding v.16 (‘Do not be afraid… for the battle is not yours but God’s’)—v.16 gives the tactical detail that follows that oracle.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:22 (thematic): Describes the outcome that fulfills the prediction in v.16: as they began to sing the Lord set an ambush and the enemy destroyed itself—same theme of divine intervention and rout.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:25 (thematic): Narrates the aftermath—collection of spoil and naming of the place—directly parallels v.16’s predicted military engagement and its successful result.
  • Judges 7:16-22 (thematic): Gideon’s surprise attack and the Lord’s causing the enemy to turn on themselves parallels the motif of God directing the Israelite army’s tactic and effecting a rout without conventional victory methods.
  • Joshua 8:1-2 (thematic): God gives Joshua specific tactical instructions (take all fighting men, set an ambush) before a decisive victory—parallels the providential tactical guidance in 2 Chr 20:16.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
  • Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley, in front of the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 You will not need to fight in this battle; take your stand, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.’”

2 C.20.17 - Details

Original Text

לא לכם להלחם בזאת התיצבו עמדו וראו את־ ישועת יהוה עמכם יהודה וירושלם אל־ תיראו ואל־ תחתו מחר צאו לפניהם ויהוה עמכם׃

Morphology

  • לא: PART_NEG
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • להלחם: VERB,hitp,inf
  • בזאת: PREP
  • התיצבו: VERB,hitp,perf,2,m,pl
  • עמדו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • וראו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ישועת: NOUN,f,sg,const
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עמכם: PREP+PRON,2,pl
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וירושלם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • תיראו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • תחתו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • מחר: ADV
  • צאו: VERB,qal,impv,2,pl
  • לפניהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • ויהוה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עמכם: PREP+PRON,2,pl

Parallels

  • Exodus 14:13 (verbal): Moses says to the people at the Red Sea, 'Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD,' closely mirroring the wording and command to 'stand firm' and 'see the salvation/deliverance of the LORD.'
  • Joshua 1:9 (thematic): God's command to Joshua, 'Do not be afraid... for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go,' parallels the encouragement not to fear because the LORD will be with Israel in the coming battle.
  • Isaiah 41:10 (thematic): The prophetic assurance 'Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed...' echoes the same encouragement against fear grounded in God's presence and help.
  • Matthew 28:20 (allusion): Jesus' promise 'I am with you always' echoes the assurance of God's abiding presence found in 2 Chronicles 20:17, transferring the motif of divine accompaniment into the New Testament context.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.’”
  • You will not need to fight in this battle—take your positions; stand still and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.’”
18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.

2 C.20.18 - Details

Original Text

ויקד יהושפט אפים ארצה וכל־ יהודה וישבי ירושלם נפלו לפני יהוה להשתחות ליהוה׃

Morphology

  • ויקד: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אפים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ארצה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וישבי: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • נפלו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • לפני: PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • להשתחות: INF,hitpael
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Nehemiah 8:6 (verbal): The people 'bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground' — a near-verbal corporate prostration before YHWH like Jehoshaphat and all Judah.
  • Job 1:20 (verbal): Job 'fell down upon the ground, and worshiped' after hearing tragic news — a similar act of prostration and worship in response to overwhelming circumstance.
  • Psalm 95:6 (thematic): An explicit call to 'bow down' and 'kneel before the LORD' captures the same theme of communal humility and worship before God.
  • Genesis 17:3 (thematic): Abram 'fell on his face' in God's presence — an earlier instance of falling prostrate before the Lord, thematically consonant with Jehoshaphat's gesture.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.
  • Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.
19 And the Levites, of the sons of Kohath and of the sons of Korah, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

2 C.20.19 - Details

Original Text

ויקמו הלוים מן־ בני הקהתים ומן־ בני הקרחים להלל ליהוה אלהי ישראל בקול גדול למעלה׃

Morphology

  • ויקמו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • מן: PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • הקהתים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ומן: CONJ+PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • הקרחים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • להלל: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • גדול: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • למעלה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 20:21 (structural): Immediate context: Jehoshaphat appoints Levites to go before the army to praise the LORD, which directly leads to the Levites standing up to praise in v.19.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:4-7 (thematic): David appoints Levites (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their relatives) to minister, give thanks and sing praises to the LORD—parallel role and function of Levites as temple musicians and praise leaders.
  • 2 Chronicles 5:12-13 (thematic): Description of Levites (singers and musicians) praising the LORD with loud sound and instruments, producing the cloud of the LORD’s glory—parallels Levites’ vocal/choral worship in 2 Chr 20:19.
  • 2 Chronicles 29:27 (verbal): After temple purification the Levites stood with cymbals, harps and lyres to praise the LORD—similar language and setting of Levites standing to praise God with instruments.
  • Psalm 135:2 (allusion): Call to 'praise the LORD' directed to the servants who 'stand in the house of the LORD,' echoing the image of Levites standing in the sanctuary to praise God as in 2 Chr 20:19.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a very loud voice.
  • And the Levites, from the sons of Kohath and the sons of Korah, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.
20 Early in the morning they went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe his prophets, and you shall prosper.”

2 C.20.20 - Details

Original Text

וישכימו בבקר ויצאו למדבר תקוע ובצאתם עמד יהושפט ויאמר שמעוני יהודה וישבי ירושלם האמינו ביהוה אלהיכם ותאמנו האמינו בנביאיו והצליחו׃

Morphology

  • וישכימו: VERB,qal,imf,3,m,pl
  • בבקר: PREP
  • ויצאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • למדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תקוע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובצאתם: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,verbal_noun,m,sg+3,m,pl
  • עמד: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמעוני: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg,obj:1,sg
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וישבי: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • האמינו: VERB,qal,imperative,2,m,pl
  • ביהוה: PREP+PN,sg
  • אלהיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • ותאמנו: CONJ+VERB,qal,imperfect,2,m,pl
  • האמינו: VERB,qal,imperative,2,m,pl
  • בנביאיו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • והצליחו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 20:15 (structural): Immediate context of the same episode: Jahaziel’s prophecy urging Judah not to fear and to stand firm because the battle belongs to the LORD — sets up Jehoshaphat’s call to believe.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:17 (structural): God’s direct command in the same narrative that they need not fight but should stand and see the LORD’s salvation, reinforcing Jehoshaphat’s exhortation to trust.
  • Deuteronomy 18:15-19 (allusion): Moses’ promise that the LORD will raise up a prophet whom the people must listen to — provides the theological basis for Jehoshaphat’s instruction to “believe his prophets.”
  • John 14:1 (verbal): Jesus’ exhortation “Believe in God; believe also in me” echoes the dual imperative to trust God (and his commissioned messenger) as the source of stability and hope.
  • Proverbs 3:5 (thematic): The call to trust the LORD rather than one’s own understanding parallels Jehoshaphat’s assurance that believing God (and his prophets) brings security and success.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Early in the morning they rose and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe his prophets, and you shall prosper.”
  • They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”
21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the LORD who would praise the splendor of holiness as they went before the army, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

2 C.20.21 - Details

Original Text

ויועץ אל־ העם ויעמד משררים ליהוה ומהללים להדרת־ קדש בצאת לפני החלוץ ואמרים הודו ליהוה כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ויועץ: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ויעמד: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • משררים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ומהללים: VERB,piel,ptcp,0,m,pl
  • להדרת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בצאת: PREP+VERB,qal,infc
  • לפני: PREP
  • החלוץ: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ואמרים: VERB,qal,ptcp,0,m,pl
  • הודו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (verbal): Gives the exact liturgical refrain 'Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever,' which Chronicles 20:21 echoes as the chorus sung by the appointed singers.
  • Psalm 118:1 (verbal): Contains the same thanksgiving refrain ('Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever'), a common cultic formula used by the singers in 2 Chr 20:21.
  • Exodus 15:20-21 (structural): Miriam and the women lead a victory song and procession after deliverance, paralleling the motif of appointed singers leading/going out before the troops in celebration of God's saving act.
  • Judges 5:1-2 (thematic): The Song of Deborah is a communal victory song celebrating military deliverance; thematically parallels the use of public praise to acknowledge and enact divine victory in 2 Chr 20:21.
  • Psalm 149:6-9 (thematic): Links worship and divine vindication—praise attendants are associated with God's judgment on the nations—resonating with the singers leading the people while God fights for them in 2 Chronicles 20.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the LORD, who would praise the splendor of holiness, walking before the army and saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
  • He appointed singers to the LORD—who would praise the splendor of holiness—going before the army and saying, “Give thanks to the LORD; for His steadfast love endures forever.”
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah, and they were defeated.

2 C.20.22 - Details

Original Text

ובעת החלו ברנה ותהלה נתן יהוה ׀ מארבים על־ בני עמון מואב והר־ שעיר הבאים ליהודה וינגפו׃

Morphology

  • ובעת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • החלו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ברנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ותהלה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • נתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מארבים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • על: PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • עמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מואב: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • והר: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • שעיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הבאים: PART,qal,ptcp,masc,pl,def
  • ליהודה: PREP+PN,masc,sg
  • וינגפו: VERB,niphal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Judges 7:20-22 (thematic): Gideon’s surprise attack: Israelites shout/blow trumpets and the LORD throws the enemy into confusion so they turn on one another—parallel motif of worship/cry accompanying divine intervention and rout of foes.
  • Psalm 149:6-9 (thematic): Call to praise followed by divine execution of judgment on the nations; links liturgical praise with God acting as warrior against Israel’s enemies.
  • Exodus 15:1-3 (thematic): The Song of Moses: praise immediately tied to God’s saving/warrior action (‘The LORD is a man of war’), echoing praise preceding God’s defeat of Israel’s foes in 2 Chr 20:22.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:21 (structural): Directly connected verse in the same pericope: Jehoshaphat appoints singers to praise the LORD, which immediately precedes the LORD setting ambushes against the invading armies.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And when they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, and they were struck down.
  • And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.
23 For the men of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to destroy and to cut them off, and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, each helped to destroy his neighbor.

2 C.20.23 - Details

Original Text

ויעמדו בני עמון ומואב על־ ישבי הר־ שעיר להחרים ולהשמיד וככלותם ביושבי שעיר עזרו איש־ ברעהו למשחית׃

Morphology

  • ויעמדו: CONJ+VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • עמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ומואב: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • ישבי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הר: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • שעיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • להחרים: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • ולהשמיד: VERB,hiph,infc
  • וככלותם: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ביושבי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • שעיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עזרו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ברעהו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • למשחית: PREP+VERB,qal,inf

Parallels

  • Judges 7:22 (verbal): Describes the LORD causing the enemy to turn on one another—'every man to his place'/'each helped to destroy another' echoes the image of mutual slaughter.
  • Psalm 83:5-8 (thematic): Lists a coalition including Moab and Ammon conspiring against God's people; thematically parallels hostile alliances and coordinated attacks in 2 Chr 20.
  • Deuteronomy 2:12-14 (structural): Background on the inhabitants of Seir (Mount Seir/Edom) and the region—provides geographical and ethnic context for the hostility between Moab/Ammon and Seir.
  • Amos 2:1-3 (allusion): Pronounces judgment on Moab for violent acts against Edom (Seir) — attests to historical enmity and violence between Moab and the people of Seir.
  • Obadiah 1:2-4 (allusion): Addresses Mount Seir/Edom directly and condemns its violence and pride; connects to the significance of Seir as the target of Moabite/Ammonite aggression in 2 Chr 20:23.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to destroy and to cut them off; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
  • For the men of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to devote them to destruction, and they helped to destroy one another; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, each helped to destroy his neighbor.
24 So when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked to the multitude, and behold, the dead bodies were lying on the ground; none had escaped.

2 C.20.24 - Details

Original Text

ויהודה בא על־ המצפה למדבר ויפנו אל־ ההמון והנם פגרים נפלים ארצה ואין פליטה׃

Morphology

  • ויהודה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • המצפה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • למדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויפנו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • ההמון: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והנם: CONJ+DEM,3,m,pl
  • פגרים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • נפלים: VERB,qal,ptc,0,m,pl
  • ארצה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ואין: CONJ+PART,exist
  • פליטה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Judges 7:22 (thematic): Gideon’s victory: the LORD causes the enemy to turn on one another (‘set every man’s sword against his fellow’), producing confusion and many dead—parallel motif of divine intervention leading to slaughter and no escape.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:23 (structural): Immediate narrative context: this verse explains that the LORD ‘set ambushments against’ the enemy, directly accounting for Judah’s discovery of the slain host in v.24.
  • Exodus 14:27-28 (allusion): At the Red Sea the LORD overthrows the entire Egyptian host and their corpses are left in the sea—a broader biblical pattern of God delivering by utterly destroying an enemy host, leaving no survivors.
  • 2 Chronicles 14:14 (thematic): Asa’s victory: the LORD strikes a great slaughter against the Cushite/King Zerah’s forces; the Israelites pursue and find the enemy defeated—a similar report of divine-caused destruction of an invading army.

Alternative generated candidates

  • When Judah came toward the watch in the wilderness they looked upon the multitude; behold, they were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped.
  • When Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked to the multitude, and behold, their dead bodies were lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil, they found among them much plunder — goods and garments and many valuables — more than they could carry away; they spent three days collecting the spoil, for it was abundant.

2 C.20.25 - Details

Original Text

ויבא יהושפט ועמו לבז את־ שללם וימצאו בהם לרב ורכוש ופגרים וכלי חמדות וינצלו להם לאין משא ויהיו ימים שלושה בזזים את־ השלל כי רב־ הוא׃

Morphology

  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועמו: PREP+3,m,sg
  • לבז: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שללם: NOUN,m,sg,suff3p
  • וימצאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לרב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ורכוש: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ופגרים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • וכלי: NOUN,m,pl,const
  • חמדות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • וינצלו: VERB,nifal,perf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לאין: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • שלושה: NUM,m,pl,abs
  • בזזים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • השלל: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • רב: ADJ,m,sg
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • 2Chr.20:24-26 (structural): Immediate context: these verses describe the same victory (the slain, the praise, and the taking of spoil), showing the extended three‑day plundering and the framing of the episode with worship.
  • 1 Sam.30:18-20 (thematic): David and his men recover and divide spoil after a raid on Ziklag; like Jehoshaphat’s victory this passage highlights large-scale plunder taken after a successful military action and its distribution among the people.
  • Num.31:7-11 (thematic): After Israel’s victory over Midian the troops collect captives and spoil; the passage parallels the practice and consequences of taking great plunder following a divinely‑granted victory.
  • Deut.20:10-14 (thematic): Law concerning the taking of spoil from a captured city not devoted to destruction; provides legal/theological background for accounting and distribution of war booty described narratively in 2 Chr 20:25.

Alternative generated candidates

  • So Jehoshaphat and his men came to carry off the spoil, and they found among them great riches—vessels, valuables, and garments—and they were more than they could carry away; there was so much that it took them three days to gather the spoil.
  • And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil, they found among them abundant riches—wealth and valuables and garments—and also dead bodies in great number; there was so much plunder that it took them three days to gather it.
26 On the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Berakah, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Berakah to this day.

2 C.20.26 - Details

Original Text

וביום הרבעי נקהלו לעמק ברכה כי־ שם ברכו את־ יהוה על־ כן קראו את־ שם המקום ההוא עמק ברכה עד־ היום׃

Morphology

  • וביום: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הרבעי: ADJ,ord,m,sg,def
  • נקהלו: VERB,nip,perf,3,m,pl
  • לעמק: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,cstr
  • ברכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • שם: ADV
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • כן: ADV
  • קראו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שם: ADV
  • המקום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ההוא: DEM,ms,sg
  • עמק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ברכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Judges 7:22 (thematic): God causes the enemy to rout itself and Israel gathers the spoil; like Jehoshaphat’s victory, deliverance comes by divine action and prompts communal celebration and blessing.
  • Genesis 21:31–33 (structural): Abraham names Beer‑sheba after an event (‘Therefore the name of it is…’); parallels the practice of naming a place (Valley of Blessing) to commemorate God’s action.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:22–24 (verbal): Immediate context of the same episode: the LORD sets ambushes, the enemy destroys itself, and the people gather spoil and bless the LORD—this passage directly frames the reason for naming the valley.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:20–22 (thematic): A large assembly bows and blesses the LORD after David’s acts; similar corporate worship and blessing of God following a decisive deliverance or royal action.
  • Psalm 107:21–22 (thematic): Calls to ‘give thanks’ and ‘offer sacrifices of thanksgiving’ in remembrance of God’s deeds echo the communal blessing and commemorative naming that mark thanksgiving for deliverance.

Alternative generated candidates

  • On the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place is called the Valley of Blessing to this day.
  • On the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Berakah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Blessing to this day.
27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned, with Jehoshaphat at their head, joyful, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 C.20.27 - Details

Original Text

וישבו כל־ איש יהודה וירושלם ויהושפט בראשם לשוב אל־ ירושלם בשמחה כי־ שמחם יהוה מאויביהם׃

Morphology

  • וישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וירושלם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויהושפט: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בראשם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,pl
  • לשוב: INF,qal
  • אל: NEG
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בשמחה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • שמחם: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מאויביהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Chronicles 15:25-28 (structural): David leads Israel in bringing the ark to Jerusalem with music and great rejoicing—parallel motif of a leader (Jehoshaphat/David) leading the people back to Jerusalem with joyful celebration.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:22 (structural): Earlier in the same narrative the people praise God and He gives them victory; connects causally to 20:27’s note that the LORD made them rejoice over their enemies.
  • Psalm 118:15-16 (verbal): Speaks of 'the voice of rejoicing and salvation' and the LORD’s victorious right hand—verbal and thematic resonance with communal rejoicing because the LORD defeated their foes.
  • Psalm 126:1-3 (thematic): Describes the joy of Zion’s restoration and the LORD’s having done great things for his people—parallels the theme of return and communal gladness resulting from divine deliverance.
  • Isaiah 52:7 (thematic): Proclaims the glad tidings of peace and salvation brought to Zion; thematically parallels the announcement/experience of victory and the resulting joy of the people returning to Jerusalem.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then every man of Judah and Jerusalem returned, with Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
  • Then all the men of Judah, with the king at their head, returned to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
28 They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets to the house of the LORD.

2 C.20.28 - Details

Original Text

ויבאו ירושלם בנבלים ובכנרות ובחצצרות אל־ בית יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בנבלים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובכנרות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובחצצרות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 5:13 (verbal): During the temple dedication the trumpets, singers and musical instruments make one sound before the house of the LORD—closely parallels coming to the house of the LORD with instruments.
  • 1 Chronicles 15:28 (verbal): When the ark was brought to Jerusalem all Israel celebrated with shouting and the sound of trumpets, psalteries and harps—similar language and procession to the city/house of God.
  • Psalm 98:4-6 (thematic): Calls for joyful noise to the LORD with trumpets, horn and harp—themewise parallel of entering/praising God with musical instruments.
  • 1 Chronicles 25:1 (structural): David organizes Levites skilled in harps, psalteries and cymbals for worship—parallels the organized use of instruments in liturgical approach to the house of the LORD.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And they came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets, to the house of the LORD.
  • They came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets into the house of the LORD.
29 And the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 C.20.29 - Details

Original Text

ויהי פחד אלהים על כל־ ממלכות הארצות בשמעם כי נלחם יהוה עם אויבי ישראל׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • פחד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • על: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • ממלכות: NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • הארצות: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • בשמעם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • נלחם: VERB,niphal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עם: PREP
  • אויבי: NOUN,m,pl,suff1
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 15:14-16 (verbal): After the Red Sea victory the peoples 'heard' and were terrified—language and motif parallel the report that 'fear of God' fell on the kingdoms when Yahweh fought for Israel.
  • Joshua 2:9-11 (thematic): Rahab recounts that surrounding peoples had 'heard' of Israel's deeds and their hearts 'melted'; similar theme of nations learning of God's acts for Israel and responding in fear.
  • Deuteronomy 2:25 (allusion): God promises to put 'dread and fear' of Israel on the peoples so they will not provoke them—echoes the idea that Yahweh's action on Israel's behalf produces fear among other nations.
  • 2 Kings 19:35-36 (thematic): When the LORD miraculously defeats the Assyrian army (Isaiah 37:36 parallels), the threat to Judah ends and the surrounding powers recognize God's intervention—a concrete instance of God fighting for Israel with geopolitical repercussions like in 2 Chr 20:29.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
  • And the fear of God fell on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, and his God gave him rest round about.

2 C.20.30 - Details

Original Text

ותשקט מלכות יהושפט וינח לו אלהיו מסביב׃

Morphology

  • ותשקט: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • מלכות: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וינח: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • אלהיו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • מסביב: ADV,loc

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 17:10 (verbal): Almost identical wording earlier in Chronicles: 'the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms... they made no war against Jehoshaphat'—a direct verbal/structural parallel within Chronicles.
  • 1 Kings 22:41-44 (structural): Parallel account of Jehoshaphat's reign in Kings that likewise notes the LORD's favor, peace and prosperity during his rule.
  • 1 Kings 5:4 (verbal): Speaking of David: 'the LORD had given David rest round about'—uses the same motif/language of God granting 'rest' from surrounding enemies.
  • 2 Samuel 7:11-12 (thematic): God's promise to David that He will give his son rest from enemies and establish his house—theological theme of divine granting of security to the Davidic line echoed in Jehoshaphat's peace.

Alternative generated candidates

  • So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat had rest, and his God gave him rest round about.
  • So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gave him rest all around.

After this the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and some of the Meunites with them, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

They came and reported to Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea — from Aram — and behold, they are at Hazazon‑Tamar, which is En Gedi.”

Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the LORD; he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court. And he said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in the heavens? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations; in your hand is power and might, and no one can withstand you.

Are you not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your beloved forever?

They settled in it and built for your name there a sanctuary, saying,

‘If disaster comes upon us — sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine — we will stand before this house and before you, for your name is in this house; and when we cry out to you in our distress, you will hear and save.’” And now behold, behold — the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, who did not give Israel passage when they came up from the land of Egypt, but turned away from them and did not destroy them,

behold, they reward us by coming to cast us out of the possession that you gave to your people as an inheritance.

O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; we do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

All Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph.

He said, “Give ear, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.

Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

You will not need to fight in this battle; take your stand, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.’”

Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD. And the Levites, of the sons of Kohath and of the sons of Korah, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

Early in the morning they went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe his prophets, and you shall prosper.” And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the LORD who would praise the splendor of holiness as they went before the army, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.” And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah, and they were defeated.

For the men of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to destroy and to cut them off, and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, each helped to destroy his neighbor. So when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked to the multitude, and behold, the dead bodies were lying on the ground; none had escaped.

When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil, they found among them much plunder — goods and garments and many valuables — more than they could carry away; they spent three days collecting the spoil, for it was abundant.

On the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Berakah, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Berakah to this day.

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned, with Jehoshaphat at their head, joyful, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets to the house of the LORD. And the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, and his God gave him rest round about.