2 Chronicles 20:14–22

Jahaziel Answers the Prayer

¹⁴Then in the midst of the assembly ^athe Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;

¹⁵and he said, “Listen, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the Lord to you, ‘^aDo not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for ^bthe 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 in front of the wilderness of Jeruel.

¹⁷‘You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, ^astand and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, ^bfor the Lord is with you.”

¹⁸Jehoshaphat ^abowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord.

¹⁹The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

Enemies Destroy Themselves

²⁰They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, ^aput your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.”

²¹When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who ^apraised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, “^bGive thanks to the Lord, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

²²When they began singing and praising, the Lord ^aset ambushes against the sons of ^bAmmon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were ¹routed.