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2 Chronicles 18:31

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.

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ASV

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

KJV

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֡יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'Otwhen sawH7200 →
שָׂרֵ֨יsa.Rei[the] commanders ofH8269 →
הָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotryH7393 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
וְהֵ֤מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
אָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.Ruthey saidH559 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[is] [the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931 →
וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buand they surroundedH5437 →
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav<on> himH5921 →
לְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.Chemto fightH3898 →
וַיִּזְעַ֤קvai.yiz.'Akand he cried outH2199 →
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
וַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
עֲזָר֔וֹa.za.Rohe helped himH5826 →
וַיְסִיתֵ֥םvay.si.Temand he lured themH5496 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuaway from himH4480 →

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1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.2 Chronicles 13:14When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,Psalms 118:13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. SelahPsalms 116:1–2I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.Psalms 94:17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.2 Corinthians 1:9–10Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”Exodus 14:10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.2 Chronicles 26:7God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.

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Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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