2 Chronicles 20:27
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their lead, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh had made them rejoice over their enemies.
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28They came to Jerusalem and to the house of Yahweh with lyres, harps, and trumpets.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed and said, 1 “My heart exults in Yahweh. 1 My horn is exalted in Yahweh. 1 My mouth boasts over my enemies, 1 because I rejoice in your salvation. 1
Nehemiah 12:43They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
Psalms 30:1I will exalt you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up and have not allowed my enemies to rejoice over me. 1
Isaiah 51:11The ransomed of Yahweh will return and come to Zion with cries of joy 1 and with gladness forever on their heads; and gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and mourning will flee away. 1
Micah 2:13Someone who breaks open their way for them will go ahead of them. 1 They break through the gate and go out; 1 their king will pass on before them. 1 Yahweh will be at their head.
Revelation 18:20“Rejoice over her, heaven, 2 you believers, apostles, and prophets, 1 for God has brought your judgment on her!”
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 →