and he said, “Lord, God of our fathers, (A)are You not God in the heavens? And (B)are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You. Did You not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land from Your people Israel, and (C)give it to the descendants of (D)Your friend Abraham forever? They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying, (E)If disaster comes upon us, the sword, or judgment, or plague, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for (F)Your name is in this house), and cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear and save us.’ 10 Now behold, (G)the sons of Ammon, Moab, and [a]Mount Seir, (H)whom You did not allow Israel to invade when they came out of the land of Egypt (for they turned aside from them and did not destroy them), 11 see how they are rewarding us by (I)coming to drive us out from Your possession which You have given us as an inheritance. 12 Our God, (J)will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but (K)our eyes are on You.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:10 I.e., Edom

and said:

Lord, the God of our ancestors,(A) are you not the God who is in heaven?(B) You rule over all the kingdoms(C) of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.(D) Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land(E) before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?(F) They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary(G) for your Name, saying, ‘If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine,(H) we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.’

10 “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt;(I) so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. 11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession(J) you gave us as an inheritance. 12 Our God, will you not judge them?(K) 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 on you.(L)

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