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2 Chronicles 20:3
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Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir Defeated

1 It happened after this that the people of aMoab with the people of bAmmon, and others with them besides the cAmmonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat.  
2 Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from1 Syria; and they are ain Hazazon Tamar” (which is bEn Gedi).  
3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to aseek the Lord, and bproclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.  
4 So Judah gathered together to ask ahelp from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.  
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court,
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat feared - He found that he could not possibly stand against such a numerous army, and therefore could not expect to be delivered except by the strong arm of God. To get this assistance, it was necessary to seek it; and to get such extraordinary help, they should seek it in an extraordinary way; hence he proclaimed a universal fast, and all the people came up to Jerusalem to seek the Lord.


 
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