He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the public square at the city gate, and (A)spoke [a]encouragingly to them, saying, (B)Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; (C)for the One with us is greater than the one with him. With him is only (D)an arm of flesh, but (E)with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:6 Lit upon their hearts

For You have been a (A)stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A (B)refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the (C)ruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.

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