God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs(A) who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites.(B)

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16 The Lord aroused against Jehoram the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabs(A) who lived near the Cushites.

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20 They were helped(A) in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried(B) out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted(C) in him.

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22 But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen(A)

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29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(A)
    that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(B)
    its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(C)

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34 He trains my hands for battle;(A)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(B) me;
    your help has made me great.

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29 With your help(A) I can advance against a troop[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade

Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon

20 After this, the Moabites(A) and Ammonites with some of the Meunites[a](B) came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:1 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew Ammonites

11 Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs(A) brought him flocks:(B) seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.

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11 Then Asa called(A) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(B) Lord our God, for we rely(C) on you, and in your name(D) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(E) against you.”

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18 Then the Spirit(A) came on Amasai,(B) chief of the Thirty, and he said:

“We are yours, David!
    We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success,(C) success to you,
    and success to those who help you,
        for your God will help you.”

So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.

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