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2 Chronicles 20:3-5
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 20:3-5
New English Translation
3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice.[a] He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast. 4 The people of Judah[b] assembled to ask for the Lord’s help;[c] they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help.[d]
5 Jehoshaphat stood before the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the Lord’s temple, in front of the new courtyard.
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- 2 Chronicles 20:3 tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:4 tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 20:4 tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).
- 2 Chronicles 20:4 tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).
2 Chronicles 20:3-5
New International Version
2 Chronicles 20:3-5
New International Version
3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast(A) for all Judah. 4 The people of Judah(B) came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the Lord in the front of the new courtyard
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