2 Chronicles 20

King Jehoshaphat of Judah proclaims a fast upon hearing that a vast coalition of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites advances from beyond the sea to Hazazon-tamar (En-gedi); he prays before the assembly in the Temple, acknowledging YHWH's sovereignty, past deliverances, and covenant with Abraham, confessing powerlessness and dependence: 'Our eyes are upon you.'[1][2] A Levite prophet Jahaziel declares YHWH's assurance that the battle is His; Judah worships, then advances with singers praising YHWH's holiness ahead of the army, whereupon YHWH sets ambushes causing the enemies to mutually destroy each other, yielding three days of spoils; the people bless YHWH in Jerusalem.[1][2][5]

Interlinear Text

If comes upon-us disaster sword judgment or-pestilence or-famine we-will-stand before the-house this and-before-you for your-name in-the-house this and-we-will-cry-out to-you from-our-affliction and-you-will-hear and-you-will-save
And he said Listen all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and the king Jehoshaphat Thus says YHWH to you you do not fear nor be dismayed because of the multitude great this for not yours the battle for God's
15 וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said HC/Vqw3ms הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 haqeshivu Listen HVhv2mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants of HC/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem HNp וְ/הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe and the king HC/Td/Ncmsa יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat Jehoshaphat HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לָ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp אַ֠תֶּם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תִּֽירְא֤וּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tireu fear HVqj2mp וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor HC/Tn תֵּחַ֨תּוּ֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅 techatu be dismayed HVNj2mp מִ/פְּנֵ֨י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of HR/Ncbpc הֶ/הָמ֤וֹן 𐤄/𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hehamon the multitude HTd/Ncmsa הָ/רָב֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤁 harav great HTd/Aamsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 yours HR/Sp2mp הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the battle HTd/Ncfsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC לֵ/אלֹהִֽים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God's HR/Ncmpa
not for-you to-fight in-this station-yourselves stand and-see obj-marker salvation-of YHWH with-you Judah and-Jerusalem not fear and-not be-dismayed tomorrow go-out before-them and-YHWH with-you
And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa and as they went out stood Jehoshaphat and said Hear me O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem Believe in YHWH your God and you will be established believe in his prophets and succeed
20 וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayashekimu And they rose early HC/Vhw3mp בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaboqer in the morning HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּצְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and went out HC/Vqw3mp לְ/מִדְבַּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 lemidebar to the wilderness HR/Ncmsc תְּק֑וֹעַ 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤏 teqoa of Tekoa HNp וּ/בְ/צֵאתָ֞/ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤌 uvetsetam and as they went out HC/R/Vqc/Sp3mp עָמַ֣ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amad stood HVqp3ms יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat Jehoshaphat HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמָע֗וּ/נִי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅/𐤍𐤉 shemauni Hear me HVqv2mp/Sp1cs יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah O Judah HNp וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants HC/Vqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem HNp הַאֲמִ֜ינוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 haaminu Believe HVhv2mp בַּ/יהוָ֤ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) in YHWH HR/Np אֱלֹהֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/תֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅 veteamenu and you will be established HC/VNi2mp הַאֲמִ֥ינוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 haaminu-2 believe HVhv2mp בִ/נְבִיאָ֖י/ו 𐤁/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉/𐤅 vineviayv in his prophets HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/הַצְלִֽיחוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤅 vehatselichu and succeed HC/Vhv2mp
and came Jehoshaphat and his people to plunder [direct object marker] their spoil and they found among them in abundance goods and corpses and vessels desirable things and they stripped off for themselves until no carrying and they were days three gathering the spoil [direct object marker] the spoil for much it
25 וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat Jehoshaphat HNp וְ/עַמּ/וֹ֮ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤅 veamo and his people HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לָ/בֹ֣ז 𐤋/𐤁𐤆 lavoz to plunder HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שְׁלָלָ/ם֒ 𐤔𐤋𐤋/𐤌 shelalam their spoil HNcmsc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּמְצְאוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayimetseu and they found HC/Vqw3mp בָ/הֶ֨ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem among them HR/Sp3mp לָ/רֹ֜ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in abundance HR/Ncbsa וּ/רְכ֤וּשׁ 𐤅/𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 urekhush goods HC/Ncmsa וּ/פְגָרִים֙ 𐤅/𐤐𐤂𐤓𐤉𐤌 ufegarim and corpses HC/Ncmpa וּ/כְלֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉 ukheley and vessels HC/Ncmpc חֲמֻד֔וֹת 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤕 chamudot desirable things HNcfpa וַ/יְנַצְּל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤑𐤋𐤅 vayenatselu and they stripped off HC/Vpw3mp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp לְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤍 leeyn until no HR/Tn מַשָּׂ֑א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa carrying HNcmsa וַ/יִּֽהְי֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and they were HC/Vqw3mp יָמִ֧ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days HNcmpa שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three HAcmsa בֹּזְזִ֥ים 𐤁𐤆𐤆𐤉𐤌 bozezim gathering the spoil HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/שָּׁלָ֖ל 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤋 hashalal the spoil HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav much HAamsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms
Then he prophesied Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah against Jehoshaphat saying Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah has broken YHWH (direct object marker) your works and they were broken the ships and not they were able to go to Tarshish