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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 20:15 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ch 20:15 |
King James |
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The prophet uses words familiar to the people, and connected with several great deliverances (see the marginal references).
Ch2 20:16
By the "cliff (or, rather - as in the margin - ascent) of Ziz," we must understand the mountain path which leads up from Engedi across the elevated tract still known as El-Husasah, in the direction of Tekoa Ch2 20:20.
At the end of the brook - Rather, "at the end of the gulley," or dry torrent-course. No name like Jeruel has been as yet found in this district. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| But God's - God will fight for you, and he alone will do the work, you need not strike a stroke. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| For the battle is not yours, but God's - God will not employ you in the discomfiture of this great host; he himself will take the matter in hand, deliver you, and destroy them. |
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.