2 Chronicles 20:5

THE MESSAGE

Then Jehoshaphat took a position before the assembled people of Judah and Jerusalem at The Temple of God in front of the new courtyard and said, "O God , God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven above and ruler of all kingdoms below? You hold all power and might in your fist—no one stands a chance against you! And didn't you make the natives of this land leave as you brought your people Israel in, turning it over permanently to your people Israel, the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived here and built a holy house of worship to honor you, saying, ‘When the worst happens—whether war or flood or disease or famine—and we take our place before this Temple (we know you are personally present in this place!) and pray out our pain and trouble, we know that you will listen and give victory.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the Lord’s temple before the new courtyard.

Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshafat stood in the assembly of Yehudah and Yerushalayim, in the house of the LORD, before the new court;

King James Version
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord , before the new court,

English Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord , before the new court,

New Century Version
The people of Judah and Jerusalem met in front of the new courtyard in the Temple of the Lord . Then Jehoshaphat stood up,

New English Translation
Jehoshaphat stood before the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the Lord 's temple, in front of the new courtyard.

Amplified Bible
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard,

New American Standard Bible
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard;

World English Bible
Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehoshaphat stoode in the Congregation of Iudah and Ierusalem in the house of the Lord before the new court,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh before the new court,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD, in front of the new courtyard

Contemporary English Version
After everyone from Judah and Jerusalem had come together at the Lord 's temple, Jehoshaphat stood in front of the new courtyard

Complete Jewish Bible
Standing in front of the new courtyard in the house of Adonai , among those assembled from Y'hudah and Yerushalayim,

Darby Translation
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoshaphat was in the new courtyard of the Lord 's Temple. He stood up in the meeting of the people from Judah and Jerusalem

George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoshaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Judah in the house of the LORD, which is in Jerusalem, before the new court,

Good News Translation
and they and the people of Jerusalem gathered in the new courtyard of the Temple. King Jehoshaphat went and stood before them

Lexham English Bible
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Yahweh before the new courtyard.

Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosaphat stode amoge ye cogregacion of Iuda & Ierusalem in the house of ye LORDE before the new courte,

American Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

Bible in Basic English
And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehosaphat stoode betweene the congregation of Iuda & Hierusalem in the house of ye Lord before the new court,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court;

King James Version (1611)
And Iehoshaphat stood in the Congregation of Iudah and Ierusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new Court,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat stood up in the assembly of Juda in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court.

English Revised Version
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Josaphat hadde stonde in the myddis of the cumpeny of Juda and of Jerusalem, in the hows of the Lord, bifor the newe large place,

Update Bible Version
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

New King James Version
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

New Living Translation
Jehoshaphat stood before the community of Judah and Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the Lord .

New Life Bible
Jehoshaphat stood among the people of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new open space.

New Revised Standard
Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord , before the new court,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jehoshaphat stood, in the convocation of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Yahweh, - before the new court;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,

Revised Standard Version
And Jehosh'aphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat standeth in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court,

Contextual Overview

¹Some time later the Moabites and Ammonites, accompanied by Meunites, joined forces to make war on Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat received this intelligence report: "A huge force is on its way from beyond the Dead Sea to fight you. There's no time to waste—they're already at Hazazon Tamar, the oasis of En Gedi." ³Shaken, Jehoshaphat prayed. He went to God for help and ordered a nationwide fast. The country of Judah united in seeking God 's help—they came from all the cities of Judah to pray to God . ⁵Then Jehoshaphat took a position before the assembled people of Judah and Jerusalem at The Temple of God in front of the new courtyard and said, "O God , God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven above and ruler of all kingdoms below? You hold all power and might in your fist—no one stands a chance against you! And didn't you make the natives of this land leave as you brought your people Israel in, turning it over permanently to your people Israel, the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived here and built a holy house of worship to honor you, saying, ‘When the worst happens—whether war or flood or disease or famine—and we take our place before this Temple (we know you are personally present in this place!) and pray out our pain and trouble, we know that you will listen and give victory.' ¹⁰"And now it's happened: men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir have shown up. You didn't let Israel touch them when we got here at first—we detoured around them and didn't lay a hand on them. And now they've come to kick us out of the country you gave us. O dear God, won't you take care of them? We're helpless before this vandal horde ready to attack us. We don't know what to do; we're looking to you." ¹³ Everyone in Judah was there—little children, wives, sons—all present and attentive to God .

Bible Verse Review
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Jehoshaphat: 2 Chronicles 6:12, 2 Chronicles 6:13, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Kings 19:15-19

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:38 - prayer 2 Chronicles 6:28 - if there be dearth Nehemiah 8:16 - the courts Psalms 48:9 - in the Jeremiah 19:14 - he stood Ezekiel 44:1 - the outward

Cross-References

Psalms 25:21
Use all your skill to put me together; I wait to see your finished product.

Psalms 26:6
I scrub my hands with purest soap, then join hands with the others in the great circle, dancing around your altar, God , Singing God-songs at the top of my lungs, telling God-stories.

Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.

Proverbs 20:7
God-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their children.

2 Corinthians 1:12
Now that the worst is over, we're pleased we can report that we've come out of this with conscience and faith intact, and can face the world—and even more importantly, face you with our heads held high. But it wasn't by any fancy footwork on our part. It was God who kept us focused on him, uncompromised. Don't try to read between the lines or look for hidden meanings in this letter. We're writing plain, unembellished truth, hoping that you'll now see the whole picture as well as you've seen some of the details. We want you to be as proud of us as we are of you when we stand together before our Master Jesus.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord,.... In the temple, in the court of the people, where the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem were assembled, in the midst of which he stood very probably on the brasen scaffold erected by Solomon, 2 Chronicles 6:13,

before the new court: which must be the court of the priests, for he stood in the great court, or court of the people, and before this, which might be so called, because renewed or repaired when the altar was by Asa, 2 Chronicles 15:8. Dr. Lightfoot t thinks it was the court of the women; but it is a question whether there was any such court in the first temple; or that the great court was then divided into two, one for the men, the other for the women.

t Prospect of the Temple, ch 18. p. 1090.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The new court - In Solomon’s Temple there were two courts. One of these had probably been renovated by Jehoshaphat or by his father, Asa 2 Chronicles 15:8, and was known as “the new court.”