Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 990
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
A great multitude from Amm—beyond—the— Lake is advancing, and are at Hazeronihamar, that is Aingedif jhosaphat consequently was afraid
and turned himself to enquire of the EVER-L1v1NG, and proclaimed a fast to all judea. judea therefore col- lected, to entreat from the EVER- LIVING, and came from all the cities of judea to entreat the Loma. When jhosaphat stood up in the Parliament of judea and jerusalem, in the House of the EvEn—1.1v1NG, in front of the New Court, and said :~—— Qc nhhrzszzz ily: Qarliamzut. ‘ Even-Lxvxwe Gon cf our fathers,
are You not Goo in the Heavens? and You rule in all the Kingdoms of the Heathen, and power and might are in Your hands, and none can resist You. Are not You our GOD, who drove out the inhabitants of this country before Your people of Israel, and gave it to the race of Abraham, Your friend for ever? And they have dwelt in it, and have built a Sanctuary to Your Name in it, reflecting, ‘ If trouble comes upon ue, the punishing sword or plague, or famine, we can stand before this Temple, and before YOU, for Your NAME is in this Temple,———and cry to You in our distresses, You will listen and hear? So now see, the Beni·Amon, and Moab, and Mount Sair that it was not granted to Israel to assail, when they came from the land of the Mitzeraim, so they turned from them and did not ravage them ; Yet look at them ! how they reward
us, by coming to expel us from Your inheritance, which You allowed us to possess! ‘Our GOD! Is there no punish-
ment for them? For we have no power before this great host that is coming against us; so we know not what to do; but our eyes are on Zzkrrilyu nbhrcsszs §nrli¤m2nt. And the Representatives of judea
stood before the Loan with their infants, and wives, and sons; And Ikhazial,·ben-Zekerihu,-ben-
_ Baniah,—ben — ]azal,- ben — Mathaniah, the Levite, of the Beni Asaph, had the Spirit of the EVER-uvmo come upon him in the middle of the Assembly, and exclaimed: ‘ Listen Representatives of judea,
and Inhabitants of jerusalem, with King ]hosaphat,—-Thus says the Fear not for yourselves, nor be dejected in the presence of this great host! for the battle is not with you, but with GOD! Descend against them to-morrow. You will see them ascending by the ascent of Ziz; and youwill End them at the end of the stream opposite the pastures of ]erual.—You need not fight with them. Station yourselves! Stand! and see the victory of the Evan-Livmo for you !—Fear not, and be not depressed, judah and jerusalem !—Go out to-morrow to meet them, and the EVER-LIVING will be with you E Then jhosaphat bent his face earth-
ward, and the Representatives of judea, and the Inhabitants of jeru- salem fell before the Evan-Livmo, and bowed to the LORD. But the Levites, of the Beni Kahth and the Beni Korakh, arose, and praised the Evan-mvino Gon of Israel with a loud and high voice. Qlwsuplyat marches in Qstilz.
Early in the morning, they aroused
and marched out to the pastures of '1`hekoa, but before their march jhosaphat stood up and said ; ‘Listen to me, Judah, and the
inhabitants. of jerusalem! Trust upon your EvER—L1v1NG Gon and trust yourselves; —~—- trust on His Preachers, and you will succeed l And having arranged the army,
he appointed Singers to the EVER- L1v1NG, and they went with sacred splendounmarching before the troops, Praise the LORD, for His Mercy endures for ever! And at the moment they began to cheer, and praise, the EVER-1.1vmo acted unexpectedly against the Beni Amon, Moab, and Mount Sair, who were advancing against judah, and routed them; for the Beni Amon, 990 16 x8 2o 21 22
