21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, (A)and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:

(B)“Praise the Lord,
(C)For His mercy endures forever.”

22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, (D)the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. 23 For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they [a]had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, (E)they helped to destroy one another.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:23 had finished

21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his[a] holiness(A) as they went out at the head of the army, saying:

“Give thanks to the Lord,
    for his love endures forever.”(B)

22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes(C) against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites(D) and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir(E) to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.(F)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:21 Or him with the splendor of