2 Tawarikh 16:7-9

16:7 At that time Hanani the prophet ¹  visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. 16:8 Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the Lord, he handed them over to you! 16:9 Certainly ²  the Lord watches the whole earth carefully ³  and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. ⁴  You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.

2 Tawarikh 20:17-22

20:17 You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you, ⁵  O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ⁶  Tomorrow march out toward them; the Lord is with you!’”

20:18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face toward the ground, and all the people of Judah ⁷  and the residents of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord and worshiped him. ⁸  20:19 Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the Lord God of Israel. ⁹ 

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 ¹⁰  and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! ¹¹  Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.” 20:21 He met ¹²  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.” ¹³ 

20:22 When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked ¹⁴  the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir ¹⁵  who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.

2 Tawarikh 22:7-8

22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. ¹⁶  When Ahaziah ¹⁷  arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned ¹⁸  to wipe out Ahab’s family. ¹⁹  22:8 While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab’s family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.

[16:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the seer.”

[16:9]  ² tn Or “for.”

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord move quickly through all the earth.”

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “to strengthen himself with their heart, [the one] complete toward him.”

[20:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “the deliverance of the Lord with you.”

[20:17]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

[20:18]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “to worship the Lord.”

[20:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “arose to praise the Lord God of Israel with a very loud voice.”

[20:20]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ 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]  ¹² tn Or “consulted.”

[20:21]  ¹³ tn Or “is eternal.”

[20:22]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “set ambushers against.” This is probably idiomatic here for launching a surprise attack.

[20:22]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.”

[22:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”

[22:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “anointed.”

[22:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”