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2 Chronicles 20:18

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Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

KJV

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 20

Commentary

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This site's exposition

Jehoshaphat bowed facedown

on 2 Chronicles 20:18-19

Worship answers the oracle before any rescue is seen. The king bows facedown, all Judah falls before the LORD, and the Levites stand to praise. Korah died in his rebellion in Numbers 16, but his sons survived, and his line became a house of singers whose psalms the Psalter keeps.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground,.... Not only in reverence of God, and his prophet, but as a token of his belief of what was said, and his thankfulness for it: and all Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the Lord, worshipping him; adoring his goodness to them, in imitation of their king.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Then upon Jahaziel . . . came the Spirit of the Lord--This prophet is not elsewhere mentioned, but his claim to the inspiration of a prophetic spirit was verified by the calm and distinct announcement he gave, both of the manner and the completeness of the deliverance he predicted.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Jehoshaphat bowed his head . . . and all Judah, &c.--This attitude was expressive of reverence to God and His Word, of confidence in His promise, and thankfulness for so extraordinary a favor.

The words behind it

13 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּקֹּ֧דand he bowed low

    vaiyikodH6915 →

  • יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טJehoshaphat

    yehoshafatH3092 →84 times

  • אַפַּ֖יִםface

    ʾapayimH639 →276 times

  • אָ֑רְצָה[the] ground towards

    ʾaretzahH776 →2504 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • יְהוּדָ֞הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand [the] inhabitants of

    veyosheveiH3427 →1079 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • נָֽפְלוּ֙they fell down

    nafeluH5307 →435 times

  • לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תto bow down

    lehishtachavotH7812 →172 times

  • לַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.9 works2 Chronicles 7:3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”6 worksNehemiah 8:6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.6 worksGenesis 24:26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,5 worksJob 1:20Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,5 works2 Chronicles 29:29When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.5 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.4 worksExodus 34:8Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.3 worksGenesis 24:52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.3 worksExodus 12:27you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 95:6

    O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

    it leads to

    • Philippians 2:10

      that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

    • Psalms 100:3

      Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

    • Ephesians 3:14

      ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

    • Psalms 95:1

      Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

    • 1 Corinthians 6:20

      you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

  • Through

    Exodus 4:31

    and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 12:27

      you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 7:3

    When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and…

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 5:13

      The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He…

    • 2 Chronicles 20:21

      Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks…

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Chronicles

The Ammonite and Moabite Armies Are Destroyed — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Ammonite and Moabite Armies Are Destroyed — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Chronicles: the study guide →Read 2 Chronicles 20 →

This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.

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