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2 Chronicles 20:27

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Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

KJV

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 20

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

with Jehoshaphat at their head

on 2 Chronicles 20:27-30

The army returns in procession “with harps, lyres, and trumpets” to the house of the LORD. The campaign ends where it began, in the sanctuary. Then “the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands” when they heard that the LORD had fought against Israel's enemies.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Then they returned, every man of Judah and of Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy,.... There to praise the Lord in the temple, as they had done in the valley: for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies; by giving them a complete victory, and making them masters of so much wealth and riches.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Praising God must not be the work of a day only; but our praises, when we have received mercy, must be often repeated, as our prayers were when we were in the pursuit of it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them - He was their leader in all these spiritual, holy, fatiguing, and self-denying exercises. What a noble and persuasive pattern!

The words behind it

15 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.

  • וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּand they turned back

    vaiyashuvuH7725 →1056 times

  • כָּל־every

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • אִ֨ישׁ<the> man of

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • יְהוּדָ֤הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and Jerusalem

    virushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טand Jehoshaphat

    vihoshafatH3092 →84 times

  • בְּרֹאשָׁ֔םat head their

    beroshamH7218 →599 times

  • לָשׁ֥וּבto return

    lashuvH7725 →1056 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • בְּשִׂמְחָ֑הwith joy

    besimchahH8057 →94 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • שִׂמְּחָ֥םhe had made rejoice them

    simechamH8055 →155 times

  • יְהוָ֖הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • מֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃from enemies their

    meoyveihemH341 →282 times

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

Related verses

11 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.

Nehemiah 12:43On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.4 worksIsaiah 51:11So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.2 worksRevelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.2 worksPsalms 30:1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.2 worksPsalms 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.2 worksMicah 2:13One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.2 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Samuel 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.2 works2 Samuel 6:14–15And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,2 worksHebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.2 worksIsaiah 35:10So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.2 worksJudges 5:1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: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

    Isaiah 51:11

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 25:8

      He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

    • Revelation 21:4

      ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

    • Revelation 7:17

      For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

    • Isaiah 35:10

      So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

    • 2 Thessalonians 2:16

      Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

  • Through

    Psalms 20:5

    May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 17:15

      And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

    • 1 Samuel 1:17

      “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

  • Through

    Psalms 30:1

    I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 25:2

      in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

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
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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