2 Chronicles 20:30

Easy-to-Read Version

That is why there was peace for Jehoshaphat's kingdom—his God brought him rest from the enemies that were all around him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him rest on every side.

Hebrew Names Version
So the realm of Yehoshafat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

King James Version
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

English Standard Version
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

New Century Version
So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was not at war. His God gave him peace from all the countries around him.

New English Translation
Jehoshaphat's kingdom enjoyed peace; his God made him secure on every side.

Amplified Bible
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest on all sides.

New American Standard Bible
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides.

World English Bible
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jehoshaphat's kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

Contemporary English Version
to invade Judah. The Lord let Jehoshaphat's kingdom be at peace.

Complete Jewish Bible
So Y'hoshafat's rule was a quiet one, because his God gave him rest all around.

Darby Translation
And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; and his God gave him rest round about.

George Lamsa Translation
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for the LORD gave him rest on all sides.

Good News Translation
so Jehoshaphat ruled in peace, and God gave him security on every side.

Lexham English Bible
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at rest, since his God gave rest to him all around.

Literal Translation
And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gave him rest all around.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus was ye kyngdome of Iosaphat in quyetnes, & God gaue him rest on euery syde.

American Standard Version
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

Bible in Basic English
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for the Lord gave him rest on every side.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the realme of Iehosaphat was in tranquillitie, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

King James Version (1611)
So the Realme of Iehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gaue him rest round about.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.

English Revised Version
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the rewme of Josaphat restide; and the Lord yaf `pees to hym `bi cumpas.

Update Bible Version
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest on all sides.

New King James Version
Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

New Living Translation
So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

New Life Bible
So the nation of Jehoshaphat was at peace. His God gave him rest on all sides.

New Revised Standard
And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, - for his God, gave him rest, round about.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.

Revised Standard Version
So the realm of Jehosh'aphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest round about.

Young's Literal Translation
and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides.

Contextual Overview

²⁰ Early the next morning, Jehoshaphat's army went out into the desert of Tekoa. As they marched out, Jehoshaphat stood there saying, "Listen to me, men of Judah and Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will stand strong! Have faith in his prophets, and you will succeed!" ²¹ Jehoshaphat encouraged the men and gave them instructions. Then he had the Temple singers stand up in their special clothes to praise the Lord . They marched in front of the army and sang, "Give thanks to the Lord ! His faithful love will last forever." ²² As they began to sing and to praise God, the Lord set an ambush for the army from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come to attack Judah. The enemy was defeated! ²³ The Ammonites and the Moabites started to fight the men from Mount Seir. After they killed them, the Ammonites and Moabites turned on themselves and killed each other. ²⁴ The men from Judah arrived at the lookout point in the desert. They looked for the enemy's large army, but all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground. There were no survivors. ²⁵ Jehoshaphat and his army came to take things from the bodies. They found many animals, riches, clothes, and other valuable things. It was more than Jehoshaphat and his men could carry away. There was so much that they spent three days taking everything from the dead bodies. ²⁶ On the fourth day Jehoshaphat and his army met in the Valley of Beracah. They praised the Lord . That is why people still call that place, "The Valley of Beracah." ²⁷ All the men from Judah and Jerusalem were very happy as they marched back to Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat in the front. The Lord made them very happy when he defeated their enemy. ²⁸ They entered Jerusalem with lyres, harps, and trumpets and went to the Temple of the Lord . ²⁹ People in all the surrounding kingdoms became afraid of God when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his God: 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 15:15, Joshua 23:1, 2 Samuel 7:1, Job 34:29, Proverbs 16:7, John 14:27

Reciprocal: Psalms 76:8 - still Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time of war

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet,.... Both within and without; they were at peace among themselves, and none from abroad dared to molest them:

for his God gave him rest round about; from all his enemies; the Targum has it, the Word of his God; and so, in the preceding verse, the Word of the Lord fought; and in 2 Chronicles 20:28 the Word of the Lord made them rejoice.