2 Chronicles 20 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

Moab and Ammon Are Defeated

1Some time later, the armies of Moab and Ammon, together with the Meunites, went to war against Jehoshaphat.

2Messengers told Jehoshaphat, “A large army from Edom east of the Dead Sea has invaded our country. They have already reached En-Gedi.”

3Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he asked the Lord what to do. He then told the people of Judah to go without eating to show their sorrow.

4They immediately left for Jerusalem to ask for the Lord's help.

5After everyone from Judah and Jerusalem had come together at the Lord's temple, Jehoshaphat stood in front of the new courtyard

6and prayed:

You, Lord, are the God our ancestors worshiped, and from heaven you rule every nation in the world. You are so powerful that no one can defeat you.

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“Praise the Lord!

His love never ends.”

22As soon as they began singing, the Lord confused the enemy camp,

23so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out!

24When Judah's army reached the tower that overlooked the desert, they saw that every soldier in the enemy's army was lying dead on the ground.

25So Jehoshaphat and his troops went into the camp to carry away everything of value. They found a large herd of livestock, a lot of equipment, clothes, and other valuable things. It took them three days to carry it all away, and there was still some left over.

26Then on the fourth day, everyone came together in Beracah Valley and sang praises to the Lord. That's why that place was called Praise Valley.

27-28Jehoshaphat led the crowd back to Jerusalem. And as they marched, they played harps and blew trumpets. They were very happy because the Lord had given them victory over their enemies, so when they reached the city, they went straight to the temple.

29When the other nations heard how the Lord had fought against Judah's enemies, they were too afraid

30to invade Judah. The Lord let Jehoshaphat's kingdom be at peace.

Jehoshaphat Dies(1 Kings 22.41-50)

31Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

32Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord, just as his father Asa had done,

33but he did not destroy the local shrines. So the people still worshiped foreign gods, instead of faithfully serving the God their ancestors had worshiped.

34Everything else Jehoshaphat did while he was king is written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani that are included in The History of the Kings of Israel.

35While Jehoshaphat was king, he signed a peace treaty with Ahaziah the wicked king of Israel.

36They agreed to build several seagoing ships at Ezion-Geber.

37But the prophet Eliezer warned Jehoshaphat, “The Lord will destroy these ships because you have supported Ahaziah.” The ships were wrecked and never sailed.