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21 After he consulted with the people, he appointed singers to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness,[a] as they went out ahead of the army, singing:

Give thanks to the Lord, for his mercy endures forever.

22 At the time when they began the jubilant songs of praise to the Lord, he set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were marching against Judah, and they were routed, 23 because the men of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to destroy them and wipe them out. When they were finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped destroy each other.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:21 Or in the splendor of holiness or in holy attire