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New Living Translation

2 Chronicles 20:30

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Faithfulness;   Jehoshaphat;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat, Valley of;   War;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Moab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ziz;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;  

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.
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.
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 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 the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, "Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed." 21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang: "Give thanks to the Lord ; his faithful love endures forever!" 22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves. 23 The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them. After they had destroyed the army of Seir, they began attacking each other. 24 So when the army of Judah arrived at the lookout point in the wilderness, all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground as far as they could see. Not a single one of the enemy had escaped. 25 King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing, and other valuables—more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all! 26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today. 27 Then all the men returned to Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, overjoyed that the Lord had given them victory over their enemies. 28 They marched into Jerusalem to the music of harps, lyres, and trumpets, and they proceeded to the Temple of the Lord . 29 When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the Lord himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.

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.


 
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