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Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom[a] is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea.[b] They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.)

Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:2a As in one Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts and ancient versions read Aram.
  2. 20:2b Hebrew the sea.

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