2 Chronicles 20:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹ Descendants of Levi from the descendants of Kohath and from the descendants of Korah stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel in a very loud voice that ascended to heaven.^[a]

Jehoshaphat’s Instructions the Next Morning

²⁰ The army^[b] got up early the next morning and headed out into the wilderness of Tekoa. Jehoshaphat stood up and addressed them. “Listen to me, you inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem,” he said. “Have faith in the Lord your God and you’ll be established! Have faith in his prophets and you’ll succeed!” ²¹ After he had consulted with the people, Jehoshaphat^[c] appointed some choir members^[d] to sing to the Lord and to praise him in sacred splendor as they marched out in front of the armed forces. They kept saying