2 Chronicles 20:5-12

Expanded Bible

⁵ The ·people [assembly] of Judah and Jerusalem met in front of the new courtyard in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. Then Jehoshaphat stood up, ⁶ and he said, “Lord, God of our ·ancestors [fathers], ·you are the [^Lare you not…?] God in heaven. ·You [^LDo you not…?] rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. You have power and strength in your hand, so no one can ·stand against [withstand; resist] you. ⁷ Our God, ·you forced [^Ldid you not drive…?] out the people who lived in this land ·as your people Israel moved in [before your people Israel]. And you gave this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham. ⁸ They lived in this land and built a ·Temple [sanctuary here] for ·you [^Lyour name]. They said, ⁹ ‘If ·trouble [disaster; evil] comes upon us, or ·war [^Lthe sword], ·punishment [judgment; ^Cthis term should perhaps be combined with the previous one to read “the sword of judgment”], ·sickness [plague; pestilence], or ·hunger [famine], we will stand before you and before this ·Temple [^Lhouse] ·where you have chosen to be worshiped [for your name is in this house]. We will cry out to you ·when we are in trouble [in our distress]. Then you will hear and ·save [rescue; ^Tdeliver] us.’

¹⁰ “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab, and ·Edom [^LMount Seir]. You wouldn’t let the Israelites ·enter [invade] their lands when the Israelites came from Egypt. So the Israelites ·turned away [bypassed/went around them] and did not destroy them. ¹¹ But see how they repay us! They have come to force us out of your ·land [possession], which you gave us as our ·own [inheritance]. ¹² Our God, ·punish those people [will you not judge them?]. We have no power against this ·large army [vast horde; ^Tgreat multitude] that is attacking us. We don’t know what to do, so ·we look to you for help [^Lour eyes are on you].”