2 Tawarikh 20:18-21

20:18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face toward the ground, and all the people of Judah ¹  and the residents of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord and worshiped him. ²  20:19 Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the Lord God of Israel. ³ 

20:20 Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: “Listen to me, you people of Judah ⁴  and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! ⁵  Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.” 20:21 He met ⁶  with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his loyal love endures.” ⁷ 

[20:18]  ¹ tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See the note on the word “Judah” in v. 15.

[20:18]  ² tn Heb “to worship the Lord.”

[20:19]  ³ tn Heb “arose to praise the Lord God of Israel with a very loud voice.”

[20:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “O Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See the note on the word “Judah” in v. 15.

[20:20]  ⁵ tn There is a wordplay in the Hebrew text. The Hiphil verb form הַאֲמִינוּ (ha’aminu, “trust”) and the Niphal form תֵאָמֵנוּ (te’amenu, “you will be safe”) come from the same verbal root (אָמַן, ’aman).

[20:21]  ⁶ tn Or “consulted.”

[20:21]  ⁷ tn Or “is eternal.”