2 Chronicles 20:15

13 Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord.

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

15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ^a‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, ^bfor the battle is not yours, but God’s.

16 Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the¹ brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel.

17 ^aYou will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, ^bfor the Lord is with you.”

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

19 Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with voices loud and high.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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2 Chronicles 20:15-17

The prophet uses words familiar to the people, and connected with several great deliverances (see the marginal references).

II Chronicles 20:16

By the "cliff (or, rather - as in the margin - ascent) of Ziz," we must understand the mountain path which leads up from Engedi across the elevated tract still known as El-Husasah, in the direction of Tekoa II Chronicles 20:20.

At the end of the brook - Rather, "at the end of the gulley," or dry torrent-course. No name like Jeruel has been as yet found in this district.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 2 Chronicles 20:15:

Micah 7:7
Zechariah 14:3
Malachi 2:5

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