2 Chronicles 20:5

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Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD before the new courtyard.

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  • 2 Kgs 19:15-19 : 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: 'Lord God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.' 16 Incline Your ear, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to taunt the living God. 17 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands. 18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but merely the work of human hands—wood and stone. 19 But now, Lord our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God.
  • 2 Chr 6:12-13 : 12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 For Solomon had made a bronze platform, placing it in the middle of the courtyard. It was five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He stood on it, knelt on his knees before the entire assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.
  • 2 Chr 34:31 : 31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD, to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book.

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  • 2 Chr 20:17-20
    4 verses
    77%

    17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'

    18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD.

    19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

    20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.'

  • 2 Chr 20:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

    4 The people of Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek Him.

  • Ps 135:2
    75%

    2 You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!

  • 2 Chr 20:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13 All the men of Judah, with their wives, children, and little ones, stood there before the LORD.

    14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.

    15 He said: 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.'

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    74%

    8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

  • Ps 116:19
    73%

    19 In the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

  • 2 Chr 17:3-6
    4 verses
    73%

    3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his ancestor David and did not seek after the Baals.

    4 Instead, he sought the God of his father and obeyed His commands rather than following the practices of Israel.

    5 The LORD established the kingdom under his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, so he had great riches and honor.

    6 His heart was encouraged in the ways of the LORD, and moreover, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

  • 2 Chr 20:6
    72%

    6 He said: 'LORD, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, and no one can withstand you.'

  • 2 Chr 19:1-6
    6 verses
    72%

    1 Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem.

    2 Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the LORD’s wrath is upon you.'

    3 But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart to seek God.

    4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he also went out among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

    5 He appointed judges throughout the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

    6 He said to the judges, 'Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals, but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a judgment.'

  • Jer 7:2
    71%

    2 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house and proclaim there this message: ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.’

  • 1 Kgs 22:5
    71%

    5 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek an answer from the LORD today.'

  • Jer 17:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19 This is what the LORD said to me: 'Go and stand at the gate of the people through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and also at all the gates of Jerusalem.'

    20 Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.'

  • Jer 26:10
    70%

    10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s house to the house of the LORD and sat at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD's house.

  • 2 Chr 18:4
    70%

    4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek the word of the LORD today.'

  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 The king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

    2 The king went up to the house of the Lord, along with all the men of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There, he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 34:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30 The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

    31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD, to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
    69%

    12 Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

  • Isa 3:13
    69%

    13 The LORD takes His stand to argue His case; He rises to judge the peoples.

  • 2 Chr 18:9
    69%

    9 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

  • 2 Chr 17:10
    69%

    10 The fear of the LORD came upon all the kingdoms surrounding Judah, so they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

  • 1 Kgs 8:22
    68%

    22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

  • Jer 19:14
    68%

    14 Jeremiah then returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the LORD’s temple and said to all the people:

  • 1 Kgs 22:10
    68%

    10 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were sitting on their thrones, dressed in their royal robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance to the gate of Samaria, while all the prophets were prophesying in front of them.

  • Jer 26:2
    68%

    2 The LORD says, 'Stand in the courtyard of the LORD's house and declare to all the cities of Judah, who come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words I command you to speak to them. Do not omit a single word.'

  • 2 Chr 23:5
    68%

    5 A third of you shall be at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation, while all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 20:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27 Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies.

    28 They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

  • 2 Chr 20:1
    68%

    1 After this, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and some of the Ammonites joined forces and came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

  • 2 Chr 6:3
    68%

    3 Then the king turned around and blessed the entire assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

  • 2 Kgs 21:5
    68%

    5 He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the LORD's house.

  • 2 Chr 29:20
    68%

    20 Early in the morning, King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

  • Deut 19:17
    67%

    17 both parties to the dispute must stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office at that time.

  • 2 Chr 20:9
    67%

    9 'If disaster comes upon us—whether the sword, judgment, plague, or famine—we will stand before this temple and in your presence (for your name is in this temple) and cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.'