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21 After he had consulted with the people, Jehoshaphat[a] appointed some choir members[b] to sing to the Lord and to praise him in sacred splendor as they marched out in front of the armed forces. They kept saying

“Give thanks to the Lord,
    because his gracious love is eternal!”

22 Right on time, as they began to sing and praise, the Lord ambushed[c] the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of[d] Mount Seir[e] who had attacked Judah, and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the inhabitants of Mount Seir, destroying them, and after they had finished with the inhabitants of Mount Seir, they worked on destroying one another![f]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:21 Lit. he
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:21 The Heb. lacks choir members
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:22 Or surprised; i.e. attacked the invaders from concealment
  4. 2 Chronicles 20:22 The Heb. lacks inhabitants of
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:22 This mountain, the modern Jebel esh-sherá, is located in the mountain range that extends south of the Dead Sea toward the Gulf of Aqaba, and is bordered by the Arabah Valley to the west.
  6. 2 Chronicles 20:23 Lit. destroying each man his neighbor