2 Chronicles 20:27

And all the men of Judah returned to Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat led them with great joy; for the Lord gave them joy over their enemies.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

26And it came to pass on the fourth day they were gathered to the Valley of Blessing; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of that place the Valley of Blessing, until this day.

28And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, going into the house of the Lord.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:1My heart is established in the Lord, 1 My horn is exalted in my God; 1 My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, 1 I have rejoiced in thy salvation. 1

Psalms 30:1For the end, a Psalm of David, an utterance of extreme fear. 1

Isaiah 51:11for by the help of the Lord they shall return, and come to Zion with joy and everlasting exultation, for praise and joy shall come upon their head: pain, and grief, and groaning, have fled away.

Micah 2:13they have broken through, and passed the gate, and gone out by it: and their king has gone out before them, and the Lord shall lead them.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:21-31

Ammon or Moab Destroyed. ( b. c. 892.) 20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord , and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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