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2 Chronicles · read by Mack Tomlinson
22 verses, in order. Only the verses Mack read aloud are shown.
2 Chronicles 16
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Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.Read from ESV · 2 Chronicles 16
2 Chronicles 20
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After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing 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 courtyardRead from NASB1995 · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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?Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.'Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.'"Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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."Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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."Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer
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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.Read from ESV · Prevailing Prayer