2 Chronicles 20

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1  It came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ after³¹⁰ this³⁶⁵¹ also, that the children¹¹²¹ of Moab,⁴¹²⁴ and the children¹¹²¹ of Ammon,⁵⁹⁸³ and with⁵⁹⁷³ them other beside⁴⁴⁸⁰ the Ammonites,⁵⁹⁸⁴ came⁹³⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² to battle.⁴⁴²¹

2  Then there came⁹³⁵ some that told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Jehoshaphat,³⁰⁹² saying,⁵⁵⁹ There cometh⁹³⁵ a great⁷²²⁷ multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ thee from beyond^{4480 5676} the sea³²²⁰ on this side Syria;^{4480 758} and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they be in Hazazon-tamar,²⁶⁸⁸ which¹⁹³¹ is En-gedi.⁵⁸⁷²

3  And Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² feared,³³⁷² and set^{5414 853} himself⁶⁴⁴⁰ to seek¹⁸⁷⁵ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and proclaimed⁷¹²¹ a fast⁶⁶⁸⁵ throughout⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah.³⁰⁶³

4  And Judah³⁰⁶³ gathered themselves together,⁶⁹⁰⁸ to ask¹²⁴⁵ help of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the LORD:³⁰⁶⁸ even¹⁵⁷¹ out of all^{4480 3605} the cities⁵⁸⁹² of Judah³⁰⁶³ they came⁹³⁵ to seek^{1245 853} the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

5  And Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the congregation⁶⁹⁵¹ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the new²³¹⁹ court,²⁶⁹¹

6  And said,⁵⁵⁹ O LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of our fathers,¹ art not³⁸⁰⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ God⁴³⁰ in heaven?⁸⁰⁶⁴ and rulest⁴⁹¹⁰ not thou⁸⁵⁹ over all³⁶⁰⁵ the kingdoms⁴⁴⁶⁷ of the heathen?¹⁴⁷¹ and in thine hand³⁰²⁷ is there not power³⁵⁸¹ and might,¹³⁶⁹ so that none³⁶⁹ is able to withstand^{3320 5973} thee?

7  Art not³⁸⁰⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ our God,⁴³⁰ who didst drive out^{3423 853} the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of this²⁰⁶³ land⁷⁷⁶ before^{4480 6440} thy people⁵⁹⁷¹ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and gavest⁵⁴¹⁴ it to the seed²²³³ of Abraham⁸⁵ thy friend¹⁵⁷ forever?⁵⁷⁶⁹

8  And they dwelt³⁴²⁷ therein, and have built¹¹²⁹ thee a sanctuary⁴⁷²⁰ therein for thy name,⁸⁰³⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹

9  If,⁵¹⁸ when evil⁷⁴⁵¹ cometh⁹³⁵ upon⁵⁹²¹ us, as the sword,²⁷¹⁹ judgment,⁸¹⁹⁶ or pestilence,¹⁶⁹⁸ or famine,⁷⁴⁵⁸ we stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ this²⁰⁸⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and in thy presence,⁶⁴⁴⁰ (for³⁵⁸⁸ thy name⁸⁰³⁴ is in this²⁰⁸⁸ house,)¹⁰⁰⁴ and cry²¹⁹⁹ unto⁴¹³ thee in our affliction,^{4480 6869} then thou wilt hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ and help.³⁴⁶⁷

10  And now,⁶²⁵⁸ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the children¹¹²¹ of Ammon⁵⁹⁸³ and Moab⁴¹²⁴ and mount²⁰²² Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ whom⁸³⁴ thou wouldest not³⁸⁰⁸ let⁵⁴¹⁴ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ invade,⁹³⁵ when they came⁹³⁵ out of the land^{4480 776} of Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ but³⁵⁸⁸ they turned⁵⁴⁹³ from^{4480 5921} them, and destroyed⁸⁰⁴⁵ them not;³⁸⁰⁸

11  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I say, how they¹⁹⁹² reward^{1580 5921} us, to come⁹³⁵ to cast us out¹⁶⁴⁴ of thy possession,^{4480 3425} which⁸³⁴ thou hast given us to inherit.³⁴²³

12  O our God,⁴³⁰ wilt thou not³⁸⁰⁸ judge⁸¹⁹⁹ them? for³⁵⁸⁸ we have no³⁶⁹ might³⁵⁸¹ against⁶⁴⁴⁰ this²⁰⁸⁸ great⁷²²⁷ company¹⁹⁹⁵ that cometh⁹³⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ us; neither³⁸⁰⁸ know³⁰⁴⁵ we⁵⁸⁷ what⁴¹⁰⁰ to do:⁶²¹³ but³⁵⁸⁸ our eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ are upon⁵⁹²¹ thee.

13  And all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah³⁰⁶³ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ with¹⁵⁷¹ their little ones,²⁹⁴⁵ their wives,⁸⁰² and their children.¹¹²¹

14  Then upon⁵⁹²¹ Jahaziel³¹⁶⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Zechariah,²¹⁴⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Benaiah,¹¹⁴¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jeiel,³²⁷³ the son¹¹²¹ of Mattaniah,⁴⁹⁸³ a Levite³⁸⁸¹ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the sons¹¹²¹ of Asaph,⁶²³ came¹⁹⁶¹ the Spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ in the midst⁸⁴³² of the congregation;⁶⁹⁵¹

15  And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Hearken⁷¹⁸¹ ye, all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah,³⁰⁶³ and ye inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and thou king⁴⁴²⁸ Jehoshaphat,³⁰⁹² Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ unto you, Be not afraid^{859 3372 408} nor⁴⁰⁸ dismayed²⁸⁶⁵ by reason of^{4480 6440} this²⁰⁸⁸ great⁷²²⁷ multitude;¹⁹⁹⁵ for³⁵⁸⁸ the battle⁴⁴²¹ is not³⁸⁰⁸ yours, but³⁵⁸⁸ God's.⁴³⁰

16  Tomorrow⁴²⁷⁹ go ye down³³⁸¹ against⁵⁹²¹ them: behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they come up⁵⁹²⁷ by the cliff⁴⁶⁰⁸ of Ziz;⁶⁷³² and ye shall find⁴⁶⁷² them at the end⁵⁴⁹⁰ of the brook,⁵¹⁵⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ of Jeruel.³³⁸⁵

17  Ye shall not³⁸⁰⁸ need to fight³⁸⁹⁸ in this²⁰⁶³ battle: set yourselves,³³²⁰ stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ ye still, and see^{7200 853} the salvation³⁴⁴⁴ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ you, O Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ fear³³⁷² not,⁴⁰⁸ nor⁴⁰⁸ be dismayed;²⁸⁶⁵ tomorrow⁴²⁷⁹ go out³³¹⁸ against⁶⁴⁴⁰ them: for the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ will be with⁵⁹⁷³ you.

18  And Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² bowed his head⁶⁹¹⁵ with his face⁶³⁹ to the ground:⁷⁷⁶ and all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah³⁰⁶³ and the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ fell⁵³⁰⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ worshiping⁷⁸¹² the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

19  And the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ of the children¹¹²¹ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the Kohathites,⁶⁹⁵⁶ and of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of the Korhites,⁷¹⁴⁵ stood up⁶⁹⁶⁵ to praise¹⁹⁸⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with a loud¹⁴¹⁹ voice⁶⁹⁶³ on high.⁴⁶⁰⁵

20  And they rose early⁷⁹²⁵ in the morning,¹²⁴² and went forth³³¹⁸ into the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ of Tekoa:⁸⁶²⁰ and as they went forth,³³¹⁸ Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ me, O Judah,³⁰⁶³ and ye inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem;³³⁸⁹ Believe⁵³⁹ in the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ your God,⁴³⁰ so shall ye be established;⁵³⁹ believe⁵³⁹ his prophets,⁵⁰³⁰ so shall ye prosper.⁶⁷⁴³

21  And when he had consulted³²⁸⁹ with⁴¹³ the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ he appointed⁵⁹⁷⁵ singers⁷⁸⁹¹ unto the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and that should praise¹⁹⁸⁴ the beauty¹⁹²⁷ of holiness,⁶⁹⁴⁴ as they went out³³¹⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the army,²⁵⁰² and to say,⁵⁵⁹ Praise³⁰³⁴ the LORD;³⁰⁶⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ his mercy²⁶¹⁷ endureth forever.⁵⁷⁶⁹

22  And when⁶²⁵⁶ they began²⁴⁹⁰ to sing⁷⁴⁴⁰ and to praise,⁸⁴¹⁶ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ set⁵⁴¹⁴ ambushments⁶⁹³ against⁵⁹²¹ the children¹¹²¹ of Ammon,⁵⁹⁸³ Moab,⁴¹²⁴ and mount²⁰²² Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ which were come⁹³⁵ against Judah;³⁰⁶³ and they were smitten.⁵⁰⁶²

23  For the children¹¹²¹ of Ammon⁵⁹⁸³ and Moab⁴¹²⁴ stood up⁵⁹⁷⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of mount²⁰²² Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ utterly to slay²⁷⁶³ and destroy⁸⁰⁴⁵ them: and when they had made an end³⁶¹⁵ of the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ every one³⁷⁶ helped⁵⁸²⁶ to destroy⁴⁸⁸⁹ another.⁷⁴⁵³

24  And when Judah³⁰⁶³ came⁹³⁵ toward⁵⁹²¹ the watch tower⁴⁷⁰⁷ in the wilderness,⁴⁰⁵⁷ they looked⁶⁴³⁷ unto⁴¹³ the multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they were dead bodies⁶²⁹⁷ fallen⁵³⁰⁷ to the earth,⁷⁷⁶ and none³⁶⁹ escaped.⁶⁴¹³

25  And when Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² and his people⁵⁹⁷¹ came⁹³⁵ to take away^{962 853} the spoil⁷⁹⁹⁸ of them, they found⁴⁶⁷² among them in abundance⁷²³⁰ both riches⁷³⁹⁹ with the dead bodies,⁶²⁹⁷ and precious²⁵³⁰ jewels,³⁶²⁷ which they stripped off⁵³³⁷ for themselves, more than³⁶⁹ they could carry away:⁴⁸⁵³ and they were¹⁹⁶¹ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ days³¹¹⁷ in gathering^{962 853} of the spoil,⁷⁹⁹⁸ it¹⁹³¹ was so much.⁷²²⁷

26  And on the fourth⁷²⁴³ day³¹¹⁷ they assembled themselves⁶⁹⁵⁰ in the valley⁶⁰¹⁰ of Berachah;¹²⁹⁴ for³⁵⁸⁸ there⁸⁰³³ they blessed^{1288 853} the LORD:³⁰⁶⁸ therefore^{5921 3651 853} the name⁸⁰³⁴ of the same¹⁹³¹ place⁴⁷²⁵ was called,⁷¹²¹ The valley⁶⁰¹⁰ of Berachah,¹²⁹⁴ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ this day.³¹¹⁷

27  Then they returned,⁷⁷²⁵ every³⁶⁰⁵ man³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² in the forefront⁷²¹⁸ of them, to go again⁷⁷²⁵ to⁴¹³ Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ with joy;⁸⁰⁵⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ had made them to rejoice⁸⁰⁵⁵ over their enemies.^{4480 341}

28  And they came⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ with psalteries⁵⁰³⁵ and harps³⁶⁵⁸ and trumpets²⁶⁸⁹ unto⁴¹³ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

29  And the fear⁶³⁴³ of God⁴³⁰ was¹⁹⁶¹ on⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the kingdoms⁴⁴⁶⁷ of those countries,⁷⁷⁶ when they had heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ fought³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹⁷³ the enemies³⁴¹ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

30  So the realm⁴⁴³⁸ of Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² was quiet:⁸²⁵² for his God⁴³⁰ gave him rest⁵¹¹⁷ round about.^{4480 5439}

31  And Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² reigned⁴⁴²⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ Judah:³⁰⁶³ he was thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ and five²⁵⁶⁸ years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ when he began to reign,⁴⁴²⁷ and he reigned⁴⁴²⁷ twenty⁶²⁴² and five²⁵⁶⁸ years⁸¹⁴¹ in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹ And his mother's⁵¹⁷ name⁸⁰³⁴ was Azubah⁵⁸⁰⁶ the daughter¹³²³ of Shilhi.⁷⁹⁷⁷

32  And he walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of Asa⁶⁰⁹ his father,¹ and departed⁵⁴⁹³ not³⁸⁰⁸ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ it, doing⁶²¹³ that which was right³⁴⁷⁷ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

33  Howbeit³⁸⁹ the high places¹¹¹⁶ were not³⁸⁰⁸ taken away:⁵⁴⁹³ for as yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ had not³⁸⁰⁸ prepared³⁵⁵⁹ their hearts³⁸²⁴ unto the God⁴³⁰ of their fathers.¹

34  Now the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the acts¹⁶⁹⁷ of Jehoshaphat,³⁰⁹² first⁷²²³ and last,³¹⁴ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they are written³⁷⁸⁹ in the book¹⁶⁹⁷ of Jehu³⁰⁵⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Hanani,²⁶⁰⁷ who⁸³⁴ is mentioned⁵⁹²⁷ in⁵⁹²¹ the book⁵⁶¹² of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

35  And after³¹⁰ this³⁶⁵¹ did Jehoshaphat³⁰⁹² king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ join himself²²⁶⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ Ahaziah²⁷⁴ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ who¹⁹³¹ did very wickedly:^{7561 6213}

36  And he joined²²⁶⁶ himself with⁵⁹⁷³ him to make⁶²¹³ ships⁵⁹¹ to go¹⁹⁸⁰ to Tarshish:⁸⁶⁵⁹ and they made⁶²¹³ the ships⁵⁹¹ in Ezion-geber.⁶¹⁰⁰

37  Then Eliezer⁴⁶¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Dodavah¹⁷³⁵ of Mareshah^{4480 4762} prophesied⁵⁰¹² against⁵⁹²¹ Jehoshaphat,³⁰⁹² saying,⁵⁵⁹ Because thou hast joined thyself²²⁶⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ Ahaziah,²⁷⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath broken^{6555 853} thy works.⁴⁶³⁹ And the ships⁵⁹¹ were broken,⁷⁶⁶⁵ that they were not able^{6113 3808} to go¹⁹⁸⁰ to⁴¹³ Tarshish.⁸⁶⁵⁹

Sep

1 καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθον οἱ υἱοὶ Μωαβ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Αμμων καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐκ τῶν Μιναίων πρὸς Ιωσαφατ εἰς πόλεμον

2 καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ὑπέδειξαν τῷ Ιωσαφατ λέγοντες ἥκει ἐπὶ σὲ πλῆθος πολὺ ἐκ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης ἀπὸ Συρίας καὶ ἰδού εἰσιν ἐν Ασασανθαμαρ αὕτη ἐστὶν Ενγαδδι

3 καὶ ἐφοβήθη καὶ ἔδωκεν Ιωσαφατ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐκήρυξεν νηστείαν ἐν παντὶ Ιουδα

4 καὶ συνήχθη Ιουδας ἐκζητῆσαι τὸν κύριον καὶ ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν πόλεων Ιουδα ἦλθον ζητῆσαι τὸν κύριον

5 καὶ ἀνέστη Ιωσαφατ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ Ιουδα ἐν Ιερουσαλημ ἐν οἴκῳ κυρίου κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς αὐλῆς τῆς καινῆς

6 καὶ εἶπεν κύριε ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ θεὸς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ σὺ κυριεύεις πασῶν τῶν βασιλειῶν τῶν ἐθνῶν καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου ἰσχὺς δυναστείας καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς σὲ ἀντιστῆναι

7 οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ ὁ κύριος ὁ ἐξολεθρεύσας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν γῆν ταύτην ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ λαοῦ σου Ισραηλ καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτὴν σπέρματι Αβρααμ τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

8 καὶ κατῴκησαν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἐν αὐτῇ ἁγίασμα τῷ ὀνόματί σου λέγοντες

9 ἐὰν ἐπέλθῃ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς κακά ῥομφαία κρίσις θάνατος λιμός στησόμεθα ἐναντίον τοῦ οἴκου τούτου καὶ ἐναντίον σου ὅτι τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐπὶ τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ καὶ βοησόμεθα πρὸς σὲ ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως καὶ ἀκούσῃ καὶ σώσεις

10 καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ υἱοὶ Αμμων καὶ Μωαβ καὶ ὄρος Σηιρ εἰς οὓς οὐκ ἔδωκας τῷ Ισραηλ διελθεῖν δι᾽ αὐτῶν ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου ὅτι ἐξέκλιναν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐκ ἐξωλέθρευσαν αὐτούς

11 καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ αὐτοὶ ἐπιχειροῦσιν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐξελθεῖν ἐκβαλεῖν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς κληρονομίας ἡμῶν ἧς ἔδωκας ἡμῖν

12 κύριε ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν οὐ κρινεῖς ἐν αὐτοῖς ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἰσχὺς τοῦ ἀντιστῆναι πρὸς τὸ πλῆθος τὸ πολὺ τοῦτο τὸ ἐλθὸν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί ποιήσωμεν αὐτοῖς ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἐπὶ σοὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν

13 καὶ πᾶς Ιουδας ἑστηκὼς ἔναντι κυρίου καὶ τὰ παιδία αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες

14 καὶ τῷ Οζιηλ τῷ τοῦ Ζαχαριου τῶν υἱῶν Βαναιου τῶν υἱῶν Ελεηλ τοῦ Μανθανιου τοῦ Λευίτου ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Ασαφ ἐγένετο ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ

15 καὶ εἶπεν ἀκούσατε πᾶς Ιουδα καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ιωσαφατ τάδε λέγει κύριος ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς μὴ φοβεῖσθε μηδὲ πτοηθῆτε ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ὄχλου τοῦ πολλοῦ τούτου ὅτι οὐχ ὑμῖν ἐστιν ἡ παράταξις ἀλλ᾽ ἢ τῷ θεῷ

16 αὔριον κατάβητε ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνουσιν κατὰ τὴν ἀνάβασιν Ασας καὶ εὑρήσετε αὐτοὺς ἐπ᾽ ἄκρου ποταμοῦ τῆς ἐρήμου Ιεριηλ

17 οὐχ ὑμῖν ἐστιν πολεμῆσαι ταῦτα σύνετε καὶ ἴδετε τὴν σωτηρίαν κυρίου μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν Ιουδα καὶ Ιερουσαλημ μὴ φοβεῖσθε μηδὲ πτοηθῆτε αὔριον ἐξελθεῖν εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτοῖς καὶ κύριος μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν

18 καὶ κύψας Ιωσαφατ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶς Ιουδα καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ιερουσαλημ ἔπεσαν ἔναντι κυρίου προσκυνῆσαι κυρίῳ

19 καὶ ἀνέστησαν οἱ Λευῖται ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Κααθ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Κορε αἰνεῖν κυρίῳ θεῷ Ισραηλ ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἰς ὕψος

20 καὶ ὤρθρισαν πρωὶ καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἔρημον Θεκωε καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐξελθεῖν ἔστη Ιωσαφατ καὶ ἐβόησεν καὶ εἶπεν ἀκούσατέ μου Ιουδα καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ιερουσαλημ ἐμπιστεύσατε ἐν κυρίῳ θεῷ ὑμῶν καὶ ἐμπιστευθήσεσθε ἐμπιστεύσατε ἐν προφήτῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ εὐοδωθήσεσθε

21 καὶ ἐβουλεύσατο μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ ἔστησεν ψαλτῳδοὺς καὶ αἰνοῦντας ἐξομολογεῖσθαι καὶ αἰνεῖν τὰ ἅγια ἐν τῷ ἐξελθεῖν ἔμπροσθεν τῆς δυνάμεως καὶ ἔλεγον ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ

22 καὶ ἐν τῷ ἄρξασθαι τῆς αἰνέσεως αὐτοῦ τῆς ἐξομολογήσεως ἔδωκεν κύριος πολεμεῖν τοὺς υἱοὺς Αμμων ἐπὶ Μωαβ καὶ ὄρος Σηιρ τοὺς ἐξελθόντας ἐπὶ Ιουδαν καὶ ἐτροπώθησαν

23 καὶ ἀνέστησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Αμμων καὶ Μωαβ ἐπὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ὄρος Σηιρ ἐξολεθρεῦσαι καὶ ἐκτρῖψαι καὶ ὡς συνετέλεσαν τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Σηιρ ἀνέστησαν εἰς ἀλλήλους τοῦ ἐξολεθρευθῆναι

24 καὶ Ιουδας ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὴν σκοπιὰν τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ἐπέβλεψεν καὶ εἶδεν τὸ πλῆθος καὶ ἰδοὺ πάντες νεκροὶ πεπτωκότες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς οὐκ ἦν σῳζόμενος

25 καὶ ἦλθεν Ιωσαφατ καὶ ὁ λαὸς αὐτοῦ σκυλεῦσαι τὰ σκῦλα αὐτῶν καὶ εὗρον κτήνη πολλὰ καὶ ἀποσκευὴν καὶ σκῦλα καὶ σκεύη ἐπιθυμητὰ καὶ ἐσκύλευσαν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένοντο ἡμέραι τρεῖς σκυλευόντων αὐτῶν τὰ σκῦλα ὅτι πολλὰ ἦν

26 καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ ἐπισυνήχθησαν εἰς τὸν αὐλῶνα τῆς εὐλογίας ἐκεῖ γὰρ ηὐλόγησαν τὸν κύριον διὰ τοῦτο ἐκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου Κοιλὰς εὐλογίας ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης

27 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ιουδα εἰς Ιερουσαλημ καὶ Ιωσαφατ ἡγούμενος αὐτῶν ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ μεγάλῃ ὅτι εὔφρανεν αὐτοὺς κύριος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν

28 καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς Ιερουσαλημ ἐν νάβλαις καὶ ἐν κινύραις καὶ ἐν σάλπιγξιν εἰς οἶκον κυρίου

29 καὶ ἐγένετο ἔκστασις κυρίου ἐπὶ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας τῆς γῆς ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαι αὐτοὺς ὅτι ἐπολέμησεν κύριος πρὸς τοὺς ὑπεναντίους Ισραηλ

30 καὶ εἰρήνευσεν ἡ βασιλεία Ιωσαφατ καὶ κατέπαυσεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς αὐτοῦ κυκλόθεν

31 καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ιωσαφατ ἐπὶ τὸν Ιουδαν ἐτῶν τριάκοντα πέντε ἐν τῷ βασιλεῦσαι αὐτὸν καὶ εἴκοσι πέντε ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ὄνομα τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ Αζουβα θυγάτηρ Σαλι

32 καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ασα καὶ οὐκ ἐξέκλινεν τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου

33 ἀλλὰ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἔτι ὑπῆρχεν καὶ ἔτι ὁ λαὸς οὐ κατεύθυνεν τὴν καρδίαν πρὸς κύριον θεὸν τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν

34 καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ λόγοι Ιωσαφατ οἱ πρῶτοι καὶ οἱ ἔσχατοι ἰδοὺ γεγραμμένοι ἐν λόγοις Ιου τοῦ Ανανι ὃς κατέγραψεν βιβλίον βασιλέων Ισραηλ

35 καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐκοινώνησεν Ιωσαφατ βασιλεὺς Ιουδα πρὸς Οχοζιαν βασιλέα Ισραηλ καὶ οὗτος ἠνόμησεν

36 ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαι καὶ πορευθῆναι πρὸς αὐτὸν τοῦ ποιῆσαι πλοῖα τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς Θαρσις καὶ ἐποίησεν πλοῖα ἐν Γασιωνγαβερ

37 καὶ ἐπροφήτευσεν Ελιεζερ ὁ τοῦ Δωδια ἀπὸ Μαρισης ἐπὶ Ιωσαφατ λέγων ὡς ἐφιλίασας τῷ Οχοζια ἔθραυσεν κύριος τὸ ἔργον σου καὶ συνετρίβη τὰ πλοῖά σου καὶ οὐκ ἐδυνάσθη τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς Θαρσις

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן בָּ֣אוּ בְנֵי־מוֹאָב֩ וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן וְעִמָּהֶ֧ם׀ מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

‎2 ‏וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֣א עָלֶ֜יךָ הָמ֥וֹן רָ֛ב מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיָּ֖ם מֵאֲרָ֑ם וְהִנָּם֙ בְּחַֽצְצ֣וֹן תָּמָ֔ר הִ֖יא עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי׃

‎3 ‏וַיִּרָ֕א וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו לִדְר֣וֹשׁ לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָא־צ֖וֹם עַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ יְהוּדָ֔ה לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵֽיְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם מִכָּל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה בָּ֖אוּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

‎5 ‏וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט בִּקְהַ֧ל יְהוּדָ֛ה וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֖י הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃

‎6 ‏וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֨א אַתָּֽה־ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְאַתָּ֣ה מוֹשֵׁ֔ל בְּכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּבְיָדְךָ֙ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין עִמְּךָ֖ לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃

‎7 ‏הֲלֹ֣א׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ הוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את מִלִּפְנֵ֖י עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּ לְזֶ֛רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

‎8 ‏וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־בָ֑הּ וַיִּבְנ֨וּ לְךָ֧׀ בָּ֛הּ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎9 ‏אִם־תָּב֨וֹא עָלֵ֜ינוּ רָעָ֗ה חֶרֶב֮ שְׁפוֹט֮ וְדֶ֣בֶר וְרָעָב֒ נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה לִפְנֵי֙ הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּ֥י שִׁמְךָ֖ בַּבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֑ה וְנִזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

‎10 ‏וְעַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּה֩ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֨וֹן וּמוֹאָ֜ב וְהַר־שֵׂעִ֗יר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־נָתַ֤תָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָב֣וֹא בָהֶ֔ם בְּבֹאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֛י סָ֥רוּ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃

‎11 ‏וְהִ֨נֵּה־הֵ֔ם גֹּמְלִ֖ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ לָבוֹא֙ לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃

‎12 ‏אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֣א תִשְׁפָּט־בָּ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֙נוּ֙ כֹּ֔חַ לִ֠פְנֵי הֶהָמ֥וֹן הָרָ֛ב הַזֶּ֖ה הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֤א נֵדַע֙ מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

‎13 ‏וְכָ֨ל־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה גַּם־טַפָּ֖ם נְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ

‎14 ‏וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡ל בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ בֶּן־בְּ֠נָיָה בֶּן־יְעִיאֵ֧ל בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָ֛ה הַלֵּוִ֖י מִן־בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֑ף הָיְתָ֤ה עָלָיו֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃

‎15 ‏וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה֙ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָכֶ֗ם אַ֠תֶּם אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֨י הֶהָמ֤וֹן הָרָב֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָכֶ֛ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה כִּ֥י לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

‎16 ‏מָחָר֙ רְד֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הַצִּ֑יץ וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ בְּס֣וֹף הַנַּ֔חַל פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר יְרוּאֵֽל׃

‎17 ‏לֹ֥א לָכֶ֖ם לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בָּזֹ֑את הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ עִמְד֡וּ וּרְא֣וּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת֩ יְהוָ֨ה עִמָּכֶ֜ם יְהוּדָ֣ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֔תּוּ מָחָר֙ צְא֣וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיהוָ֖ה עִמָּכֶֽם׃

‎18 ‏וַיִּקֹּ֧ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֞ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם נָֽפְלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת לַיהוָֽה׃

‎19 ‏וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ הַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִן־בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים וּמִן־בְּנֵ֣י הַקָּרְחִ֑ים לְהַלֵּ֗ל לַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לְמָֽעְלָה׃

‎20 ‏וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֵּצְא֖וּ לְמִדְבַּ֣ר תְּק֑וֹעַ וּבְצֵאתָ֞ם עָמַ֣ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שְׁמָע֗וּנִי יְהוּדָה֙ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הַאֲמִ֜ינוּ בַּיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ וְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּ הַאֲמִ֥ינוּ בִנְבִיאָ֖יו וְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃

‎21 ‏וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים לְהַדְרַת־קֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּצֵאת֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הֶֽחָל֔וּץ וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

‎22 ‏וּבְעֵת֩ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ בְרִנָּ֜ה וּתְהִלָּ֗ה נָתַ֣ן יְהוָ֣ה׀ מְ֠אָֽרְבִים עַל־בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן מוֹאָ֧ב וְהַר־שֵׂעִ֛יר הַבָּאִ֥ים לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃

‎23 ‏וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֧וֹן וּמוֹאָ֛ב עַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר לְהַחֲרִ֣ים וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙ בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר עָזְר֥וּ אִישׁ־בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃

‎24 ‏וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א עַל־הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיִּפְנוּ֙ אֶל־הֶ֣הָמ֔וֹן וְהִנָּ֧ם פְּגָרִ֛ים נֹפְלִ֥ים אַ֖רְצָה וְאֵ֥ין פְּלֵיטָֽה׃

‎25 ‏וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וְעַמּוֹ֮ לָבֹ֣ז אֶת־שְׁלָלָם֒ וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ בָהֶ֨ם לָרֹ֜ב וּרְכ֤וּשׁ וּפְגָרִים֙ וּכְלֵ֣י חֲמֻד֔וֹת וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ יָמִ֧ים שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה בֹּזְזִ֥ים אֶת־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל כִּ֥י רַב־הֽוּא׃

‎26 ‏וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִעִ֗י נִקְהֲלוּ֙ לְעֵ֣מֶק בְּרָכָ֔ה כִּי־שָׁ֖ם בֵּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְא֞וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֨ם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֛וּא עֵ֥מֶק בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃

‎27 ‏וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ כָּל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֤ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם לָשׁ֥וּב אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּֽי־שִׂמְּחָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃

‎28 ‏וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בִּנְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹת וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃

‎29 ‏וַיְהִי֙ פַּ֣חַד אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַ֖ל כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם כִּ֚י נִלְחַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עִ֖ם אוֹיְבֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎30 ‏וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט וַיָּ֧נַֽח ל֦וֹ אֱלֹהָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב׃ פ

‎31 ‏וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט עַל־יְהוּדָ֑ה בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁ שָׁנָ֜ה בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת־שִׁלְחִֽי׃

‎32 ‏וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א וְלֹא־סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נָּה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

‎33 ‏אַ֥ךְ הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ וְע֤וֹד הָעָם֙ לֹא־הֵכִ֣ינוּ לְבָבָ֔ם לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

‎34 ‏וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים בְּדִבְרֵי֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן־חֲנָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל־סֵ֖פֶר מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎35 ‏וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ן אֶתְחַבַּר֙ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה עִ֖ם אֲחַזְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא הִרְשִׁ֥יעַ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

‎36 ‏וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃

‎37 ‏וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן־דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ עִם־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ פָּרַ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּ לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃

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1 Post hæc congregati sunt filii Moab et filii Ammon, et cum eis de Ammonitis, ad Josaphat, ut pugnarent contra eum.

2 Veneruntque nuntii, et indicaverunt Josaphat, dicentes: Venit contra te multitudo magna de his locis quæ trans mare sunt, et de Syria: et ecce consistunt in Asasonthamar, quæ est Engaddi.

3 Josaphat autem timore perterritus, totum se contulit ad rogandum Dominum, et prædicavit jejunium universo Juda.

4 Congregatusque est Judas ad deprecandum Dominum: sed et omnes de urbibus suis venerunt ad obsecrandum eum.

5 Cumque stetisset Josaphat in medio cœtu Juda et Jerusalem, in domo Domini ante atrium novum,

6 ait: Domine Deus patrum nostrorum, tu es Deus in cælo, et dominaris cunctis regnis gentium: in manu tua est fortitudo et potentia, nec quisquam tibi potest resistere.

7 Nonne tu, Deus noster, interfecisti omnes habitatores terræ hujus coram populo tuo Israël, et dedisti eam semini Abraham amici tui in sempiternum?

8 Habitaveruntque in ea, et exstruxerunt in illa sanctuarium nomini tuo, dicentes:

9 Si irruerint super nos mala, gladius judicii, pestilentia, et fames, stabimus coram domo hac in conspectu tuo, in qua invocatum est nomen tuum: et clamabimus ad te in tribulationibus nostris, et exaudies, salvosque facies.

10 Nunc igitur, ecce filii Ammon, et Moab, et mons Seir, per quos non concessisti Israël ut transirent quando egrediebantur de Ægypto, sed declinaverunt ab eis, et non interfecerunt illos,

11 e contrario agunt, et nituntur ejicere nos de possessione quam tradidisti nobis.

12 Deus noster, ergo non judicabis eos? in nobis quidem non est tanta fortitudo, ut possimus huic multitudini resistere, quæ irruit super nos. Sed cum ignoremus quid agere debeamus, hoc solum habemus residui, ut oculos nostros dirigamus ad te.

13 Omnis vero Juda stabat coram Domino cum parvulis, et uxoribus, et liberis suis.

14 Erat autem Jahaziel filius Zachariæ filii Banaiæ filii Jehiel filii Mathaniæ, Levites de filiis Asaph, super quem factus est spiritus Domini, in medio turbæ,

15 et ait: Attendite, omnis Juda, et qui habitatis Jerusalem, et tu, rex Josaphat: hæc dicit Dominus vobis: Nolite timere, nec paveatis hanc multitudinem: non est enim vestra pugna, sed Dei.

16 Cras descendetis contra eos: ascensuri enim sunt per clivum nomine Sis, et invenietis illos in summitate torrentis qui est contra solitudinem Jeruel.

17 Non eritis vos qui dimicabitis, sed tantummodo confidenter state, et videbitis auxilium Domini super vos, o Juda et Jerusalem: nolite timere, nec paveatis: cras egrediemini contra eos, et Dominus erit vobiscum.

18 Josaphat ergo, et Juda, et omnes habitatores Jerusalem ceciderunt proni in terram coram Domino, et adoraverunt eum.

19 Porro Levitæ de filiis Caath et de filiis Core laudabant Dominum Deum Israël voce magna in excelsum.

20 Cumque mane surrexissent, egressi sunt per desertum Thecue: profectisque eis, stans Josaphat in medio eorum, dixit: Audite me, viri Juda, et omnes habitatores Jerusalem: credite in Domino Deo vestro, et securi eritis: credite prophetis ejus, et cuncta evenient prospera.

21 Deditque consilium populo, et statuit cantores Domini ut laudarent eum in turmis suis, et antecederent exercitum, ac voce consona dicerent: Confitemini Domino quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus.

22 Cumque cœpissent laudes canere, vertit Dominus insidias eorum in semetipsos, filiorum scilicet Ammon, et Moab, et montis Seir, qui egressi fuerant ut pugnarent contra Judam: et percussi sunt.

23 Namque filii Ammon et Moab consurrexerunt adversum habitatores montis Seir, ut interficerent et delerent eos: cumque hoc opere perpetrassent, etiam in semetipsos versi, mutuis concidere vulneribus.

24 Porro Juda, cum venisset ad speculam quæ respicit solitudinem, vidit procul omnem late regionem plenam cadaveribus, nec superesse quemquam qui necem potuisset evadere.

25 Venit ergo Josaphat, et omnis populus cum eo, ad detrahenda spolia mortuorum: inveneruntque inter cadavera variam supellectilem, vestes quoque, et vasa pretiosissima, et diripuerunt ita ut omnia portare non possent, nec per tres dies spolia auferre præ prædæ magnitudine.

26 Die autem quarto congregati sunt in Valle benedictionis: etenim quoniam ibi benedixerant Domino, vocaverunt locum illum Vallis benedictionis usque in præsentem diem.

27 Reversusque est omnis vir Juda, et habitatores Jerusalem, et Josaphat ante eos, in Jerusalem cum lætitia magna, eo quod dedisset eis Dominus gaudium de inimicis suis.

28 Ingressique sunt in Jerusalem cum psalteriis, et citharis, et tubis in domum Domini.

29 Irruit autem pavor Domini super universa regna terrarum cum audissent quod pugnasset Dominus contra inimicos Israël.

30 Quievitque regnum Josaphat, et præbuit ei Deus pacem per circuitum.

31 Regnavit igitur Josaphat super Judam, et erat triginta quinque annorum cum regnare cœpisset: viginti autem et quinque annis regnavit in Jerusalem, et nomen matris ejus Azuba filia Selahi.

32 Et ambulavit in via patris suis Asa, nec declinavit ab ea, faciens quæ placita erant coram Domino.

33 Verumtamen excelsa non abstulit, et adhuc populus non direxerat cor suum ad Dominum Deum patrum suorum.

34 Reliqua autem gestorum Josaphat priorum et novissimorum scripta sunt in verbis Jehu filii Hanani, quæ digessit in libros regum Israël.

35 Post hæc iniit amicitias Josaphat rex Juda cum Ochozia rege Israël, cujus opera fuerunt impiissima.

36 Et particeps fuit ut facerent naves quæ irent in Tharsis: feceruntque classem in Asiongaber.

37 Prophetavit autem Eliezer filius Dodau de Maresa ad Josaphat, dicens: Quia habuisti fœdus cum Ochozia, percussit Dominus opera tua, contritæque sunt naves, nec potuerunt ire in Tharsis.