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John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 20:15

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God's.

Ver. 15. And thou king Jehoshaphat.] Regem post plebem nominat, he nameth the king after the people; yet is not he displeased. The Pope of Rome taketh it for an affront to be named after the greatest kings and emperors. His flatterers tell him that he is the sun, and the emperor the moon, in the Church's firmament.

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See also 2 Chronicles 20:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Chronicles 20:15. _FOR THE BATTLE_ IS _NOT YOURS, BUT GOD'S._] God will not employ you in the discomfiture of this great host; he himself will take the matter in hand, deliver you, and destroy...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The prophet uses words familiar to the people, and connected with several great deliverances (see the marginal references). 2 Chronicles 20:16 By the “cliff (or, rather - as in the margin - ascent) o...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 20 JUDAH INVADED, JEHOSHAPHAT'S PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE _ 1. The invasion (2 Chronicles 20:1)_ 2. Jehoshaphat's great prayer (2 Chronicles 20:3) 3. Jehovah's answer through Jahaziel ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Jehoshaphat's victory over the Ammonites and Moabites. This story of a miraculous battle is perhaps a _midrash_ on the war described in 1 Kings 3:4 ff., and has, in so far, some historical basis; but...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BE NOT AFRAID. "Be not [ye] afraid"....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the battle_is _not yours, but God's_ Jahaziel gives a special turn to the general troth, "The battle is the Lord's" (David to Goliath, 1 Samuel 17:47)....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR THE BATTLE IS NOT YOUR'S, BUT GOD'S— _For the battle will not be your's, but God's._ Houbigant....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    5. THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT (17-21:3) TEXT 2 Chronicles 17:1. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2. And he placed forces in all the fortified citie...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND HE SAID, HEARKEN YE, ALL JUDAH, AND YE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, AND THOU KING JEHOSHAPHAT, THUS SAITH THE LORD UNTO YOU, BE NOT AFRAID NOR DISMAYED BY REASON OF THIS GREAT MULTITUDE; FOR THE BAT...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT (CONCLUDED) An account of how a host of Moabites and others invaded Judah; how Jehoshaphat prayed to the Lord, and was directed by Jahaziel not to fear; and how the enemy was ove...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 20 JEHOSHAPHAT TRUSTS IN THE *LORD – 2 CHRONICLES 20:1-30...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HEARKEN YE. — So Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 51:4, &c. BE NOT AFRAID NOR DISMAYED. — Isaiah 51:7; Deuteronomy 1:21; Chron. 22:3;...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ כָל ־יְהוּדָה֙ וְ יֹ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    JEHOSHAPHAT-THE DOCTRINE OF NONRESISTANCE 2 Chronicles 17:1; 2 Chronicles 18:1; 2 Chronicles 19:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter gives us the story which perhaps reveals most graphically the simplicity and splendor of the faith of Jehoshaphat. His kingdom was threatened with powerful and terrible invasion. In his e...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the (k)...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Observe the astonishing grace of the Lord manifested upon this occasion. It was instant, it was immediate; similar to that of Daniel's vision. At the beginning of the supplication, the commandment the...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 20. Jehoshaphat, his son succeeds him, and begins his reign by walking faithfully with God. He strengthened his kingdom against Israel, an enemy mo...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HE SAID, HEARKEN YE, ALL JUDAH, AND YE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, AND THOU KING JEHOSHAPHAT,.... There is a climax or gradation in these words rising from the lowest to the highest; from the people...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid_ You have admitted fear enough to induce you to have recourse to God: now do not give way to that fear which would drive you from him. _The battle is not yours_ It...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Iehoshaphat, in his feare proclaimeth a fast. 5 His prayer. 14 The prophesie of Iahaziel. 20 Iehoshaphat exhorteth the people, and setteth singers to praise the Lord. 22 The great ouerthrow of t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MIRACULOUS OVERTHROW OF THE ENEMIES...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THREE ENEMIES AITACKING (vv.1-2) The Lord now allowed a further test of the faith of King Jehoshaphat. Armies of Moab and Ammon came against Judah, and others were added in this attack. Moab speaks...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-19 The Spirit of prophecy came upon a Levite in the midst of the congregation. The Spirit, like the wind, blows where and on whom He listeth. He encouraged them to trust in God. Let the Christian s...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    God will fight for you, and he alone will do the work; you need not strike a stroke....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Chronicles 20:15 said H559 (H8799) Listen H7181 (H8685) Judah H3063 inhabitants H3427 (H8802) Jerusalem H3

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    2 Chronicles 20:15 From this incident we learn: I. That God has many ways at His disposal of which we know nothing. God can touch the reason of men, God can touch the eyes of men, so that a man shal...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    2 Chronicles 20:1. It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehoshaphat's prayer for deliverance and its answer. Invading armies stricken. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Jehoshaphat, Jahaziel, Ahaziah. CONCLUSION: Faith takes God's bonds, knowing the...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Chronicles 20:1. _With them_ other, the LXX, Μιναιοι, mixed people. 2 Chronicles 20:5. _Jehosphaphat stood in the house of the Lord._ This was proceeding in the good and ancient way. He prayed in o...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _For the battle is not your’s, but God’s._ VICTORY THE GIFT OF GOD I. Let us remember the great truth enunciated here, and let us in all thankfulness address our tribute of praise to God for the suc...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 20:1 These verses describe a victory over Judah’s enemies in which God acts for his people. Faith in God and obedience to his prophets (v. 2 Chroni

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 20:14 The people must GO DOWN AGAINST the enemy, but as prayerful observers, not as combatants. Verse 2 Chron

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Narrative to 2 Chronicles 20:30 entirely additional to Kings. Invasion of Moabites (2 Chronicles 20:1); fast and supplication of king and people (2 Chronicles 20:3); the message of Ja...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Of this chapter, with its thirty-seven verses, only the six verses (31-36) find any duplicate or parallel in Kings (1 Kings 22:41-11). The chapter is occupied with a statement of the invasi...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 20, it records how that at this time three nations had gathered together to fight against Judah. The nation of Moab and Ammon, and those of Mount Seir, which would have been the Edomite...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 17:47; 2 Chronicles 32:7; 2 Chronicles 32:8; Deuteronomy 1:29;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    But God's — God will fight for you, and he alone will do the work, you need not strike a stroke....

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