2 Chronicles 20:21-23
Christian Standard Bible
21 Then he consulted with the people and appointed some to sing for the Lord and some to praise the splendor of his holiness.(A) When they went out in front of the armed forces, they kept singing:[a]
Give thanks to the Lord,
for his faithful love endures forever.(B)
22 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the Lord set an ambush(C) against the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir who came to fight against Judah, and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely annihilated them.(D) When they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped destroy each other.(E)
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2 Chronicles 20:21-23
New International Version
21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his[a] holiness(A) as they went out at the head of the army, saying:
“Give thanks to the Lord,
for his love endures forever.”(B)
22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes(C) against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites(D) and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir(E) to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.(F)
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- 2 Chronicles 20:21 Or him with the splendor of
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