2 Chronicles 18:31
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And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
In other translations
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כִּרְאוֹתkir'otwhen sawH7200שָׂרֵיsarei[the] commanders ofH8269הָרֶכֶבharekhevthe chariotryH7393אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafatJehoshaphatH3092וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992אָמְרוּ'ameruthey saidH559מֶלֶךְmelekh[is] [the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478הוּאhu'heH1931וַיָּסֹבּוּvaiyasobuand they surroundedH5437עָלָיו'alav<on> himH5921לְהִלָּחֵםlehilachemto fightH3898וַיִּזְעַקvaiyiz'akand he cried outH2199יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafatJehoshaphatH3092וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068עֲזָרוֹazarohe helped himH5826וַיְסִיתֵםvaysitemand he lured themH5496אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430מִמֶּנּוּ׃mimenuaway from himH4480
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 13:14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
- Psalm 118:13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
- Psalm 34:7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
- Psalm 116:1-21 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
- Psalm 46:11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- 2 Corinthians 1:9-109 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;9 Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
- Psalm 94:17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
- Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Psalm 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
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People: Jacob, Jehoshaphat