¹⁴Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite from the descendants^h of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. ¹⁵And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat, thus says Yahweh to you: ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. ¹⁶Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are coming up the ascent of Ziz. And you will find them at the end of the valley facing the desert of Jeruel. ¹⁷There will be no need for you to fight in this battle. Take your stand! Stand and see the deliverance of Yahweh among you, O Judah and Jerusalem! Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out before them and Yahweh will be with you.’ ” ¹⁸Then Jehoshaphat bowed his faceⁱ down to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before Yahweh to worship Yahweh. ¹⁹Then the Levites, from the Kohathites^j and from the Korahites^k stood up to praise Yahweh the God of Israel with an exceedingly^l loud voice.

God Delivers Judah and Jerusalem

²⁰And they rose up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, and you shall be established! Believe in his prophets, and you shall succeed!” ²¹And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed singers to Yahweh who were giving praise to the splendor of his holiness when they went out before the army. And they said, “Give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love is everlasting!”

²²And when^m they began with singing and praise, Yahweh set ambushes against the peopleⁿ of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah. And they were defeated

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Footnotes

hOr “sons”
iLiterally “nostrils”
jLiterally “sons of the Kohathites”
kLiterally “sons of the Korahites”
lLiterally “above”
mOr “on time” or “at the time”
nOr “sons”