2 Tawarikh 20:3

20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. ¹  He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

2 Tawarikh 20:9

20:9 ‘If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, ²  judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. ³  We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will ⁴  hear and deliver us.’

2 Tawarikh 20:12

20:12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.” ⁵ 

2 Tawarikh 20:27-28

20:27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat leading them; the Lord had given them reason to rejoice over their enemies. 20:28 They entered Jerusalem to the sound of stringed instruments and trumpets and proceeded to the temple of the Lord.

[20:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”

[20:9]  ² tn Heb “sword.”

[20:9]  ³ tn Heb “for your name is in this house.” The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name. In this case the temple is referred to as a “house” where the Lord himself can reside.

[20:9]  ⁴ tn Or “so that you may.”

[20:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “for [or “indeed”] upon you are our eyes.”