2 Chronicles 20:17
in 2 Chronicles 20You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them; for Jehovah is with you.
KJV
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 20
Commentary
6 notes on this verseFor the Lord will be with you - “The Word of the Lord shall be your Helper.” - Targum.
This site's exposition
a Levite of the sons of Asaph
on 2 Chronicles 20:14-17
The answer comes through a singer: Jahaziel is of the sons of Asaph, the choir David founded in 1 Chr 25, and the Spirit of the LORD comes on him in the midst of the congregation. The oracle carries the sentence that occurs nowhere else in Scripture, the battle is not yours, but God's, and its instruction repeats Moses at the sea: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD, the shape of Ex 14:13, a correspondence the bench draws and the words invite. Tomorrow they must still march out; standing still is a posture of trust, not of absence.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
13 ), " God is with you, who is able to do his work himself, and will do it. If the battle be his, the victory shall be his too." Let but the Christian soldier go out against his spiritual enemies, and the God of peace will tread them under his feet and make him more than a conqueror. Jehoshaphat and his people received these assurances with faith, reverence, and thankfulness.
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Ye shall not need to fight in this battle,....
It is fit that he who commands the deliverance should command those for whom the deliverance is to be wrought, and give the necessary orders, both for time and place.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lakhem | [belongs] to you | ||
| לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם | lehilachem | to fight | H3898 → | 177 times |
| בָּזֹ֑את | bazot | in this [battle] | H2063 → | 603 times |
| הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ | hityatzevu | take your stand | H3320 → | 48 times |
| עִמְד֡וּ | ʾimdu | stand | H5975 → | 521 times |
| וּרְא֣וּ | ureu | and see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְשׁוּעַת֩ | yeshuat | [the] victory of | H3444 → | |
| יְהוָ֨ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עִמָּכֶ֜ם | ʾimakhem | with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| יְהוּדָ֣ה | yehudah | O Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | virushalim | and Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּֽירְאוּ֙ | tireu | you be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּחַ֔תּוּ | techatu | you be dismayed | H2865 → | 52 times |
| מָחָר֙ | machar | tomorrow | H4279 → | |
| צְא֣וּ | tzeu | go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | lifneihem | <to> before them | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| וַיהוָ֖ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עִמָּכֶֽם׃ | ʾimakhem | [will be] with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
לָכֶ֖ם[belongs] to you
lakhem
לְהִלָּחֵ֣םto fight
lehilachemH3898 →177 times
בָּזֹ֑אתin this [battle]
bazotH2063 →603 times
הִתְיַצְּב֣וּtake your stand
hityatzevuH3320 →48 times
עִמְד֡וּstand
ʾimduH5975 →521 times
וּרְא֣וּand see
ureuH7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְשׁוּעַת֩[the] victory of
yeshuatH3444 →
יְהוָ֨הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עִמָּכֶ֜םwith you
ʾimakhemH5973 →1050 times
יְהוּדָ֣הO Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םand Jerusalem
virushalimH3389 →643 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּֽירְאוּ֙you be afraid
tireuH3372 →315 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תֵּחַ֔תּוּyou be dismayed
techatuH2865 →52 times
מָחָר֙tomorrow
macharH4279 →
צְא֣וּgo out
tzeuH3318 →1067 times
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם<to> before them
lifneihemH6440 →2123 times
וַיהוָ֖הand Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
עִמָּכֶֽם׃[will be] with you
ʾimakhemH5973 →1050 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Acts 18:9–10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- Isaiah 41:10
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.