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Chapter 20
War against Jehoshaphat
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- After this, the Moabites… and Ammonites…, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤊𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈
וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן בְנֵי־ מוֹאָב֩ וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן וְעִמָּהֶ֧ם׀ מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים בָּ֣אוּ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ עַל־ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט way·hî ’a·ḥă·rê·ḵên ḇə·nê- mō·w·’āḇ ū·ḇə·nê ‘am·mō·wn wə·‘im·mā·hem mê·hā·‘am·mō·w·nîm bā·’ū lam·mil·ḥā·māh ‘al- yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ — WLC · 1
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Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat,… “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already vvv in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi…).
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤅𐤍 𐤕𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤏𐤉𐤍 𐤂𐤃𐤉
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר רָ֛ב הָמ֥וֹן בָּ֣א עָלֶ֜יךָ מֵאֲרָ֑ם מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיָּ֖ם וְהִנָּם֙ בְּחַֽצְצ֣וֹן תָּמָ֔ר הִ֖יא עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי׃ way·yā·ḇō·’ū way·yag·gî·ḏū lî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ lê·mōr rāḇ hā·mō·wn bā ‘ā·le·ḵā mê·’ă·rām mê·‘ê·ḇer lay·yām wə·hin·nām bə·ḥaṣ·ṣō·wn tā·mār hî ‘ên ge·ḏî — WLC · 2
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Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout… Judah.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤔 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤑𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אֶת־ וַיִּרָ֕א וַיִּתֵּ֧ן פָּנָ֖יו לִדְר֣וֹשׁ לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָא־ צ֖וֹם עַל־ כָּל־ יְהוּדָֽה׃ yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ ’eṯ- way·yi·rā way·yit·tên pā·nāw liḏ·rō·wōš Yah·weh way·yiq·rā- ṣō·wm ‘al- kāl- yə·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 3
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So [the people of] Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤂𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵֽיְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם בָּ֖אוּ מִכָּל־ עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃ yə·hū·ḏāh way·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū lə·ḇaq·qêš Yah·weh gam bā·’ū mik·kāl ‘ā·rê yə·hū·ḏāh lə·ḇaq·qêš ’eṯ- Yah·weh — WLC · 4
Jehoshaphat’s Prayer
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Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤁𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤑𐤓
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד בִּקְהַ֧ל יְהוּדָ֛ה וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֖י הַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ הֶחָצֵ֥ר yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ biq·hal yə·hū·ḏāh wî·rū·šā·lim bə·ḇêṯ Yah·weh lip̄·nê ha·ḥă·ḏā·šāh he·ḥā·ṣêr — WLC · 5
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and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You… not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤇 𐤅𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤋𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁 𐤏𐤌𐤊
וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ אַתָּֽה־ ה֤וּא הֲלֹ֨א אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְאַתָּ֣ה מוֹשֵׁ֔ל בְּכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וּבְיָדְךָ֙ וְאֵ֥ין לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃ עִמְּךָ֖ way·yō·mar Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū ’at·tāh- hū hă·lō ’ĕ·lō·hîm baš·šā·ma·yim wə·’at·tāh mō·wō·šêl bə·ḵōl mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ hag·gō·w·yim kō·aḥ ū·ḡə·ḇū·rāh ū·ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā wə·’ên lə·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ ‘im·mə·ḵā — WLC · 6
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Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤌𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤋𐤆𐤓𐤏 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤊
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ אַתָּ֣ה הֲלֹ֣א׀ הוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵי֙ הַזֹּ֔את הָאָ֣רֶץ מִלִּפְנֵ֖י עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ לְזֶ֛רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū ’at·tāh hă·lō hō·w·raš·tā ’eṯ- yō·šə·ḇê haz·zōṯ hā·’ā·reṣ mil·lip̄·nê ‘am·mə·ḵā yiś·rā·’êl wat·tit·tə·nāh lə·‘ō·w·lām lə·ze·ra‘ ’aḇ·rā·hām ’ō·haḇ·ḵā — WLC · 7
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They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤄 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־ בָ֑הּ וַיִּבְנ֨וּ לְךָ֧׀ בָּ֛הּ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ לֵאמֹֽר׃ way·yê·šə·ḇū- ḇāh way·yiḇ·nū lə·ḵā bāh miq·dāš lə·šim·ḵā lê·mōr — WLC · 8
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‘If disaster comes upon us— whether sword or judgment, plague or famine— we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
𐤀𐤌 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤔𐤐𐤅𐤈 𐤅𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤓𐤏𐤁 𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤍𐤆𐤏𐤒 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏
אִם־ רָעָ֗ה תָּב֨וֹא עָלֵ֜ינוּ חֶרֶב֮ שְׁפוֹט֮ וְדֶ֣בֶר וְרָעָב֒ נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה לִפְנֵ֨י הַזֶּה֙ הַבַּ֤יִת וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּ֥י שִׁמְךָ֖ הַזֶּ֑ה בַּבַּ֣יִת וְנִזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ ’im- rā·‘āh tā·ḇō·w ‘ā·lê·nū ḥe·reḇ šə·p̄ō·wṭ wə·ḏe·ḇer wə·rā·‘āḇ na·‘am·ḏāh lip̄·nê haz·zeh hab·ba·yiṯ ū·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā kî šim·ḵā haz·zeh bab·ba·yiṯ wə·niz·‘aq ’ê·le·ḵā miṣ·ṣā·rā·ṯê·nū wə·ṯiš·ma‘ wə·ṯō·wō·šî·a‘ — WLC · 9
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And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤄𐤓 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤁𐤀𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤎𐤓𐤅 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤌
וְעַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּה֩ בְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֨וֹן וּמוֹאָ֜ב וְהַר־ שֵׂעִ֗יר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־ נָתַ֤תָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָב֣וֹא בָהֶ֔ם בְּבֹאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֛י סָ֥רוּ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃ wə·‘at·tāh hin·nêh ḇə·nê- ‘am·mō·wn ū·mō·w·’āḇ wə·har- śê·‘îr ’ă·šer lō- nā·ṯat·tāh lə·yiś·rā·’êl lā·ḇō·w ḇā·hem bə·ḇō·’ām mê·’e·reṣ miṣ·rā·yim kî sā·rū mê·‘ă·lê·hem wə·lō hiš·mî·ḏūm — WLC · 10
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See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤌 𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤍𐤅
וְהִ֨נֵּה־ הֵ֔ם גֹּמְלִ֖ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ לָבוֹא֙ לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃ wə·hin·nêh- hêm gō·mə·lîm ‘ā·lê·nū lā·ḇō·w lə·ḡā·rə·šê·nū mî·yə·ruš·šā·ṯə·ḵā ’ă·šer hō·w·raš·tā·nū — WLC · 11
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Our God, will You not judge them? For vvv vvv we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes [are] upon You.”
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤁𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤇 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤃𐤏 𐤌𐤄 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֣א תִשְׁפָּט־ בָּ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֙נוּ֙ כֹּ֔חַ לִ֠פְנֵי הַזֶּ֖ה הָרָ֛ב הֶהָמ֥וֹן הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֤א נֵדַע֙ מַֽה־ נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֥י עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ עָלֶ֖יךָ ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū hă·lō ṯiš·pāṭ- bām kî ’ên bā·nū kō·aḥ lip̄·nê haz·zeh hā·rāḇ he·hā·mō·wn hab·bā ‘ā·lê·nū wa·’ă·naḥ·nū lō nê·ḏa‘ mah- na·‘ă·śeh kî ‘ê·nê·nū ‘ā·le·ḵā — WLC · 12
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Meanwhile all [the men] of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤂𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌𐤐 𐤈𐤐𐤌 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וְכָ֨ל־ יְהוּדָ֔ה גַּם־ נְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ טַפָּ֖ם עֹמְדִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה wə·ḵōl- yə·hū·ḏāh gam- nə·šê·hem ū·ḇə·nê·hem ṭap·pām ‘ō·mə·ḏîm lip̄·nê Yah·weh — WLC · 13
The Prophecy of Jahaziel
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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 from Asaph’s descendants, [as he stood] in the midst of the assembly.
𐤓𐤅𐤇 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉 𐤌𐤍 𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋
ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה הָיְתָ֤ה עָלָיו֙ וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡ל בֶּן־ זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ בֶּן־ בְּ֠נָיָה בֶּן־ יְעִיאֵ֧ל בֶּן־ מַתַּנְיָ֛ה הַלֵּוִ֖י מִן־ אָסָ֑ף בְּנֵ֣י בְּת֖וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃ rū·aḥ Yah·weh hā·yə·ṯāh ‘ā·lāw wə·ya·ḥă·zî·’êl ben- zə·ḵar·yā·hū ben- bə·nā·yāh ben- yə·‘î·’êl ben- mat·tan·yāh hal·lê·wî min- ’ā·sāp̄ bə·nê bə·ṯō·wḵ haq·qā·hāl — WLC · 14
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And 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 does not belong to you, but to God.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ כָל־ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֙ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כֹּֽה־ יְהוָ֜ה לָכֶ֗ם אַ֠תֶּם אָמַ֨ר אַל־ תִּֽירְא֤וּ וְאַל־ תֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֨י הַזֶּ֔ה הָרָב֙ הֶהָמ֤וֹן כִּ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לֹ֥א לָכֶ֛ם כִּ֥י לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ way·yō·mer haq·šî·ḇū ḵāl wə·yō·šə·ḇê yə·hū·ḏāh yə·rū·šā·lim wə·ham·me·leḵ yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ kōh- Yah·weh lā·ḵem ’at·tem ’ā·mar ’al- tî·rə·’ū wə·’al- tê·ḥat·tū mip·pə·nê haz·zeh hā·rāḇ he·hā·mō·wn kî ham·mil·ḥā·māh lō lā·ḵem kî lê·lō·hîm — WLC · 15
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Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel.
𐤌𐤇𐤓 𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤑 𐤅𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤎𐤅𐤐 𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤋 𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤀𐤋
מָחָר֙ רְד֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הַצִּ֑יץ וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ בְּס֣וֹף הַנַּ֔חַל פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר יְרוּאֵֽל׃ mā·ḥār rə·ḏū ‘ă·lê·hem hin·nām ‘ō·lîm bə·ma·‘ă·lêh haṣ·ṣîṣ ū·mə·ṣā·ṯem ’ō·ṯām bə·sō·wp̄ han·na·ḥal pə·nê miḏ·bar yə·rū·’êl — WLC · 16
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You need not fight this [battle]. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid… or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁𐤅 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤌𐤊𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅 𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤇𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤌𐤊𐤌
לָכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בָּזֹ֑את הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ עִמְד֡וּ וּרְא֣וּ אֶת־ יְשׁוּעַת֩ יְהוָ֨ה עִמָּכֶ֜ם יְהוּדָ֣ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אַל־ תִּֽירְאוּ֙ וְאַל־ תֵּחַ֔תּוּ צְא֣וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם מָחָר֙ וַיהוָ֖ה עִמָּכֶֽם׃ lā·ḵem lō lə·hil·lā·ḥêm bā·zōṯ hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū ‘im·ḏū ū·rə·’ū ’eṯ- yə·šū·‘aṯ Yah·weh ‘im·mā·ḵem yə·hū·ḏāh wî·rū·šā·lim ’al- tî·rə·’ū wə·’al- tê·ḥat·tū ṣə·’ū lip̄·nê·hem mā·ḥār Yah·weh ‘im·mā·ḵem — WLC · 17
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Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown…, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤃 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט וַיִּקֹּ֧ד אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וְכָל־ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֞ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם נָֽפְלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת לַיהוָֽה׃ yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ way·yiq·qōḏ ’ap·pa·yim ’ā·rə·ṣāh wə·ḵāl wə·yō·šə·ḇê yə·hū·ḏāh yə·rū·šā·lim nā·p̄ə·lū lip̄·nê Yah·weh lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ Yah·weh — WLC · 18
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And the Levites from vvv the Kohathites… and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud… voice.
𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤋 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋
הַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִן־ בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים וּמִן־ בְּנֵ֣י הַקָּרְחִ֑ים וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ לְהַלֵּ֗ל לַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּד֖וֹל לְמָֽעְלָה׃ בְּק֥וֹל hal·wî·yim min- bə·nê haq·qə·hā·ṯîm ū·min- bə·nê haq·qā·rə·ḥîm way·yā·qu·mū lə·hal·lêl Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl gā·ḏō·wl lə·mā·‘ə·lāh bə·qō·wl — WLC · 19
The Enemies Destroy Themselves
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Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
𐤁𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤏 𐤅𐤁𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤅
בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ וַיֵּצְא֖וּ לְמִדְבַּ֣ר תְּק֑וֹעַ וּבְצֵאתָ֞ם יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט עָמַ֣ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שְׁמָע֗וּנִי וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֙ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הַאֲמִ֜ינוּ בַּיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ וְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּ הַאֲמִ֥ינוּ בִנְבִיאָ֖יו וְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ ḇab·bō·qer way·yaš·kî·mū way·yê·ṣə·’ū lə·miḏ·bar tə·qō·w·a‘ ū·ḇə·ṣê·ṯām yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ ‘ā·maḏ way·yō·mer šə·mā·‘ū·nî wə·yō·šə·ḇê yə·hū·ḏāh yə·rū·šā·lim ha·’ă·mî·nū Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem wə·ṯê·’ā·mê·nū ha·’ă·mî·nū ḇin·ḇî·’āw wə·haṣ·lî·ḥū — WLC · 20
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Then [Jehoshaphat] consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤕 𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤁𐤑𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤑 𐤅𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ אֶל־ הָעָ֔ם וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים לְהַדְרַת־ קֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּצֵאת֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הֶֽחָל֔וּץ וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ לְעוֹלָ֖ם way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ ’el- hā·‘ām way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ mə·šō·ră·rîm Yah·weh ū·mə·hal·lîm lə·haḏ·raṯ- qō·ḏeš bə·ṣêṯ lip̄·nê he·ḥā·lūṣ wə·’ō·mə·rîm hō·w·ḏū Yah·weh kî ḥas·dōw lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 21
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The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon…, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤄𐤓 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤂𐤐𐤅
וּבְעֵת֩ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ בְרִנָּ֜ה וּתְהִלָּ֗ה יְהוָ֣ה׀ נָתַ֣ן מְ֠אָֽרְבִים עַל־ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן מוֹאָ֧ב וְהַר־ שֵׂעִ֛יר הַבָּאִ֥ים לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃ ū·ḇə·‘êṯ hê·ḥêl·lū ḇə·rin·nāh ū·ṯə·hil·lāh Yah·weh nā·ṯan mə·’ā·rə·ḇîm ‘al- bə·nê ‘am·mō·wn mō·w·’āḇ wə·har- śê·‘îr hab·bā·’îm lî·hū·ḏāh way·yin·nā·ḡê·p̄ū — WLC · 22
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The Ammonites… and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤓 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤊𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤁𐤓𐤏𐤄𐤅
בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֧וֹן וּמוֹאָ֛ב וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ עַל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַר־ שֵׂעִ֖יר לְהַחֲרִ֣ים וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙ בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר עָזְר֥וּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃ אִישׁ־ בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ bə·nê ‘am·mō·wn ū·mō·w·’āḇ way·ya·‘am·ḏū ‘al- yō·šə·ḇê har- śê·‘îr lə·ha·ḥă·rîm ū·lə·haš·mîḏ ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯām bə·yō·wō·šə·ḇê śê·‘îr ‘ā·zə·rū lə·maš·ḥîṯ ’îš- bə·rê·‘ê·hū — WLC · 23
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When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤐𐤂𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄
וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א עַל־ הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיִּפְנוּ֙ אֶל־ הֶ֣הָמ֔וֹן וְהִנָּ֧ם פְּגָרִ֛ים נֹפְלִ֥ים אַ֖רְצָה וְאֵ֥ין פְּלֵיטָֽה׃ wî·hū·ḏāh bā ‘al- ham·miṣ·peh lam·miḏ·bār way·yip̄·nū ’el- he·hā·mō·wn wə·hin·nām pə·ḡā·rîm nō·p̄ə·lîm ’ar·ṣāh wə·’ên pə·lê·ṭāh — WLC · 24
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Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables… more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much…
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤋𐤁𐤆 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤐𐤂𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤑𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤌𐤔𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤆𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤋 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤄 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤅𐤀
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וְעַמּוֹ֮ וַיָּבֹ֨א לָבֹ֣ז אֶת־ שְׁלָלָם֒ וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ וּפְגָרִים֙ בָהֶ֨ם לָרֹ֜ב וּרְכ֤וּשׁ חֲמֻד֔וֹת וּכְלֵ֣י וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ בֹּזְזִ֥ים אֶת־ הַשָּׁלָ֖ל שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה יָמִ֧ים כִּ֥י רַב־ הֽוּא׃ yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ wə·‘am·mōw way·yā·ḇō lā·ḇōz ’eṯ- šə·lā·lām way·yim·ṣə·’ū ū·p̄ə·ḡā·rîm ḇā·hem lā·rōḇ ū·rə·ḵūš ḥă·mu·ḏō·wṯ ū·ḵə·lê way·naṣ·ṣə·lū lā·hem lə·’ên maś·śā way·yih·yū bō·zə·zîm ’eṯ- haš·šā·lāl šə·lō·wō·šāh yā·mîm kî raḇ- hū — WLC · 25
The Joyful Return
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On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore… that place is called - the Valley of Beracah to this day.
𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤍𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤌 𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌
הָרְבִעִ֗י וּבַיּ֣וֹם נִקְהֲלוּ֙ לְעֵ֣מֶק בְּרָכָ֔ה כִּי־ שָׁ֖ם בֵּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־ יְהוָ֑ה עַל־ כֵּ֡ן הַה֛וּא הַמָּק֥וֹם קָֽרְא֞וּ אֶת־ שֵׁ֨ם עֵ֥מֶק בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ hā·rə·ḇi·‘î ū·ḇay·yō·wm niq·hă·lū lə·‘ê·meq bə·rā·ḵāh kî- šām bê·ră·ḵū ’eṯ- Yah·weh ‘al- kên ha·hū ham·mā·qō·wm qā·rə·’ū ’eṯ- šêm ‘ê·meq bə·rā·ḵāh ‘aḏ- hay·yō·wm — WLC · 26
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Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤌
כָּל־ אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֤ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם לָשׁ֥וּב בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה אֶל־ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֖ה שִׂמְּחָ֥ם מֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃ kāl- ’îš yə·hū·ḏāh wî·rū·šā·lim way·yā·šu·ḇū wî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ bə·rō·šām lā·šūḇ bə·śim·ḥāh ’el- yə·rū·šā·lim kî- Yah·weh śim·mə·ḥām mê·’ō·wy·ḇê·hem — WLC · 27
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So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֶל־ בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃ בִּנְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹת וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת way·yā·ḇō·’ū yə·rū·šā·lim ’el- bêṯ Yah·weh bin·ḇā·lîm ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ ū·ḇa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ — WLC · 28
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And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
𐤐𐤇𐤃 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
פַּ֣חַד אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיְהִי֙ עַ֖ל כָּל־ מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֔ה נִלְחַ֣ם עִ֖ם אוֹיְבֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ pa·ḥaḏ ’ĕ·lō·hîm way·hî ‘al kāl- mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ bə·šā·mə·‘ām kî Yah·weh nil·ḥam ‘im ’ō·wy·ḇê yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 29
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Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤒𐤈 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤇 𐤋𐤅 𐤌𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤐
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט מַלְכ֣וּת וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט אֱלֹהָ֖יו וַיָּ֧נַֽח ל֦וֹ מִסָּבִֽיב׃פ yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ mal·ḵūṯ wat·tiš·qōṭ ’ĕ·lō·hāw way·yā·naḥ lōw mis·sā·ḇîḇ — WLC · 30
Summary of Jehoshaphat’s Reign
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So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He [was] thirty-five… years old… when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five… years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤌𐤔 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤌𐤔 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤁𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤉
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עַל־ יְהוּדָ֑ה שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁ בֶּן־ שָׁנָ֜ה בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ אִמּ֔וֹ וְשֵׁ֣ם עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת־ שִׁלְחִֽי׃ yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ way·yim·lōḵ ‘al- yə·hū·ḏāh šə·lō·šîm wə·ḥā·mêš ben- šā·nāh bə·mā·lə·ḵōw mā·laḵ bî·rū·šā·lim wə·‘eś·rîm wə·ḥā·mêš šā·nāh ’im·mōw wə·šêm ‘ă·zū·ḇāh baṯ- šil·ḥî — WLC · 31
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And [Jehoshaphat] walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤎𐤀 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤎𐤓 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א וְלֹא־ סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נָּה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ way·yê·leḵ bə·ḏe·reḵ ’ā·ḇîw ’ā·sā wə·lō- sār mim·men·nāh la·‘ă·śō·wṯ hay·yā·šār bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh — WLC · 32
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The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
𐤄𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤊 𐤋𐤀 𐤎𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤅𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤌
הַבָּמ֖וֹת אַ֥ךְ לֹא־ סָ֑רוּ הָעָם֙ לֹא־ וְע֤וֹד הֵכִ֣ינוּ לְבָבָ֔ם לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ hab·bā·mō·wṯ ’aḵ lō- sā·rū hā·‘ām lō- wə·‘ō·wḏ hê·ḵî·nū lə·ḇā·ḇām lê·lō·hê ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem — WLC · 33
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As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤍 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים בְּדִבְרֵי֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן־ חֲנָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל־ סֵ֖פֶר מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ wə·ye·ṯer diḇ·rê yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ hā·ri·šō·nîm wə·hā·’a·ḥă·rō·nîm hin·nām kə·ṯū·ḇîm bə·ḏiḇ·rê yê·hū ḇen- ḥă·nā·nî ’ă·šer hō·‘ă·lāh ‘al- sê·p̄er mal·ḵê yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 34
Jehoshaphat’s Fleet Is Wrecked
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Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤊𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤏
וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶתְחַבַּר֙ עִ֖ם אֲחַזְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ הִרְשִׁ֥יעַ wə·’a·ḥă·rê·ḵên yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ me·leḵ- yə·hū·ḏāh ’eṯ·ḥab·bar ‘im ’ă·ḥaz·yāh me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl hū la·‘ă·śō·wṯ hir·šî·a‘ — WLC · 35
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They agreed… to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built… vvv in Ezion-geber.
𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤋𐤊𐤕 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤂𐤁𐤓
וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃ way·ḥab·bə·rê·hū ‘im·mōw la·‘ă·śō·wṯ ’o·nî·yō·wṯ lā·le·ḵeṯ tar·šîš way·ya·‘ă·śū ’o·nî·yō·wṯ bə·‘eṣ·yō·wn gā·ḇer — WLC · 36
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Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked vvv and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤁𐤍 𐤃𐤃𐤅𐤄𐤅 𐤌𐤌𐤓𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤓𐤑 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤏𐤑𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤋𐤊𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤔
אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן־ דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א עַל־ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ עִם־ אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽת־ פָּרַ֤ץ מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ וְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּ לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־ תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃ ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer ben- dō·ḏā·wā·hū mim·mā·rê·šāh way·yiṯ·nab·bê ‘al- yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ lê·mōr kə·hiṯ·ḥab·ber·ḵā ‘im- ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū Yah·weh ’eṯ- pā·raṣ ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā ’o·nî·yō·wṯ way·yiš·šā·ḇə·rū wə·lō ‘ā·ṣə·rū lā·le·ḵeṯ ’el- tar·šîš — WLC · 37