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2 Chronicles 20:12
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10 And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—whom You awould not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but bthey turned from them and did not destroy them—  
11 here they are, rewarding us aby coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit.  
12 O our God, will You not ajudge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but bour eyes are upon You.”  
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.
20 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: aBelieve in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”  
21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, aand who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:
b“Praise the Lord,
cFor His mercy endures forever.”  
22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, athe Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.  
Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 20:12

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American Standard Version
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee.

Amplified® Bible
O our God, will You not exercise judgment upon them? For we have no might to stand against this great company that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.

Contemporary English Version
Aren't you going to punish them? We won't stand a chance when this army attacks. We don't know what to do--we are begging for your help.

Darby English Version
Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.

Good News Bible
You are our God! Punish them, for we are helpless in the face of this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help."

King James Version
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

New American Standard Bible
"O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You."

New International Version
O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."

New King James Version
O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"O our God, will You not judge them? For we feel powerless before this great multitude who come against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes fix on You."

Revised Standard Version
O our God, wilt thou not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee."

Young's Literal Translation
`O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee `are' our eyes.'

New English Translation
Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.”1


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