2 Chronicles 20:5

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,

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 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,

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.'

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

¹ Later the Moabites, Ammonites, and some Meunites came to start a war with Jehoshaphat. ² Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, "A large army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. They are already in Hazazon Tamar!" (Hazazon Tamar is also called En Gedi.) ³ Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to ask the Lord what to do. He announced that everyone in Judah should fast during this special time of prayer to God. ⁴ The people of Judah came together to ask the Lord for help; they came from every town in Judah. ⁵ The people of Judah and Jerusalem met in front of the new courtyard in the Temple of the Lord . Then Jehoshaphat stood up, ⁶ and he said, " Lord , God of our ancestors, you are the God in heaven. You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. You have power and strength, so no one can stand against you. ⁷ Our God, you forced out the people who lived in this land as your people Israel moved in. And you gave this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham. ⁸ They lived in this land and built a Temple for you. They said, ⁹ ‘If trouble comes upon us, or war, punishment, sickness, or hunger, we will stand before you and before this Temple where you have chosen to be worshiped. We will cry out to you when we are in trouble. Then you will hear and save us.' ¹⁰ "But now here are men from Ammon, Moab, and Edom. You wouldn't let the Israelites enter their lands when the Israelites came from Egypt. So the Israelites turned away and did not destroy them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Joshua 22:22
"The Lord is God of gods! The Lord is God of gods! God knows, and we want you to know also. If we have done something wrong, you may kill us.

1 Kings 9:4
"But you must serve me as your father David did; he was fair and sincere. You must obey all I have commanded and keep my laws and rules.

2 Kings 20:3
" Lord , please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right." Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that you test people's hearts. You are happy when people do what is right. I was happy to give all these things, and I gave with an honest heart. Your people gathered here are happy to give to you, and I rejoice to see their giving.

Job 33:9
You said, ‘I am pure and without sin; I am innocent and free from guilt.

Psalms 7:8
Lord , judge the people. Lord , defend me because I am right, because I have done no wrong, God Most High.

Psalms 24:4
Only those with clean hands and pure hearts, who have not worshiped idols, who have not made promises in the name of a false god.

Psalms 25:21
My hope is in you, so may goodness and honesty guard me.

Psalms 26:6
I wash my hands to show I am innocent, and I come to your altar, Lord .

Psalms 73:13
So why have I kept my heart pure? Why have I kept my hands from doing wrong?

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.”