2 Chronicles 20:17

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There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do not be troubled: go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.

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  • Exod 14:13-14 : 13 But Moses said, Keep where you are and have no fear; now you will see the salvation of the Lord which he will give you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will make war for you, you have only to keep quiet.
  • 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
  • Num 14:9 : 9 Only, do not go against the Lord or go in fear of the people of the land, for they will be our food; their strength has been taken from them and the Lord is with us: have no fear of them.
  • Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
  • 2 Chr 32:8 : 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.
  • Ps 46:7 : 7 The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)
  • Ps 46:10-11 : 10 Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth. 11 The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth: 10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
  • Exod 14:25 : 25 And made the wheels of their war-carriages stiff, so that they had hard work driving them: so the Egyptians said, Let us go in flight from before the face of Israel, for the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.
  • Isa 30:15 : 15 For the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, said, In quiet and rest is your salvation: peace and hope are your strength: but you would not have it so.
  • Amos 5:14 : 14 Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.
  • 2 Chr 20:22-23 : 22 And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome. 23 And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir, everyman's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction.
  • Isa 30:7 : 7 For there is no use or purpose in the help of Egypt: so I have said about her, She is Rahab, who has come to an end.
  • Matt 1:23 : 23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
  • 2 Tim 4:22 : 22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 20:15-16
    2 verses
    87%

    15And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord says to you, Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army; for the fight is not yours but God's.

    16Go down against them tomorrow: see, they are coming up by the slope of Ziz; at the end of the valley, before the waste land of Jeruel, you will come face to face with them.

  • Deut 3:22
    77%

    22Have no fear of them, for the Lord your God will be fighting for you.

  • Deut 20:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

    2And when you are on the point of attacking, let the priest come forward and say to the people,

    3Give ear, O Israel: today you are going forward to the fight; let your heart be strong; do not let uncontrolled fear overcome you because of those who are against you;

    4For the Lord your God goes with you, fighting for you to give you salvation from those who are against you.

  • Exod 14:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13But Moses said, Keep where you are and have no fear; now you will see the salvation of the Lord which he will give you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again.

    14The Lord will make war for you, you have only to keep quiet.

  • 2 Chr 17:10
    77%

    10And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.

  • 2 Chr 20:20
    76%

    20And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.

  • 2 Chr 13:12
    75%

    12And now God is with us at our head, and his priests with their loud horns sounding against you. O children of Israel, do not make war on the Lord, the God of your fathers, for it will not go well for you.

  • 2 Chr 20:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

    13And all Judah were waiting before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

  • 1 Sam 17:47
    75%

    47And all these people who are here today may see that the Lord does not give salvation by sword and spear: for the fight is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hands.

  • 2 Chr 20:18
    75%

    18Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth, and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave worship to the Lord, falling down before him.

  • 2 Chr 18:31
    75%

    31So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

  • Josh 10:25
    74%

    25And Joshua said to them, Have no fear and do not be troubled; be strong and take heart: for so will the Lord do to all against whom you make war.

  • Jer 1:19
    74%

    19They will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you, says the Lord, to give you salvation.

  • 2 Chr 20:27
    73%

    27Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.

  • 2 Chr 20:29
    73%

    29And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had news of how the Lord made war on those who came against Israel.

  • Josh 10:8
    73%

    8And the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear of them, for I have given them into your hands; they will all give way before you.

  • Zeph 3:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15The Lord has taken away those who were judging you, he has sent your haters far away: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is among you: you will have no more fear of evil.

    16In that day it will be said to Jerusalem, Have no fear: O Zion, let not your hands be feeble.

  • Josh 11:6
    73%

    6And the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear of them: for tomorrow at this time I will give them all up dead before Israel; you are to have the leg-muscles of their horses cut and their war-carriages burned with fire.

  • Deut 1:42
    72%

    42And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up to the attack; for I am not among you, and you will be overcome by those who are against you.

  • Deut 1:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29Then I said to you, Have no fear of them.

    30The Lord your God who goes before you will be fighting for you, and will do such wonders as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

  • 2 Chr 13:14
    72%

    14And Judah, turning their faces, saw that they were being attacked in front and at the back; and they gave a cry for help to the Lord, while the priests were sounding their horns.

  • Deut 31:6
    72%

    6Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you.

  • 2 Chr 32:8
    71%

    8With him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.

  • Zech 14:3
    71%

    3Then the Lord will go out and make war against those nations, as he did in the day of the fight.

  • Josh 23:10
    71%

    10One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you.

  • 1 Sam 12:16
    71%

    16Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

  • 2 Chr 20:24
    71%

    24And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land, and looking in the direction of the army, they saw only dead bodies stretched on the earth; no living man was to be seen.

  • 2 Chr 20:22
    71%

    22And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome.

  • Josh 23:3
    71%

    3You have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the Lord your God who has been fighting for you.

  • 1 Chr 19:13
    71%

    13Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

  • Deut 31:8
    71%

    8It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not take away his help from you or give you up: so have no fear.

  • Zech 12:7
    71%

    7And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the family of David and the glory of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:32
    71%

    32So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Truly, this is the king of Israel; and turning against him, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry.

  • 2 Chr 20:4
    71%

    4And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord; from every town of Judah they came to give worship to the Lord.

  • Jer 15:20
    70%

    20And I will make you a strong wall of brass to this people; they will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you to keep you safe, says the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 20:1
    70%

    1Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, made war against Jehoshaphat.