Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:3
2 Chronicles 20:3. Jehoshaphat feared Partly from human frailty, and partly from the remembrance of his own guilt, and the wrath of God denounced against him for it, 2 Chronicles 19:2. And set himself to seek the Lord The phrase denotes his settled resolution, seriousness, and earnestness in it, and the preparing and fixing of his heart for it. And proclaimed a fast Partly in token of his humiliation and penitence for his sins, and partly to render himself and his people more fervent in... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:2
2 Chronicles 20:2. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat That brought him the surprising intelligence of this invasion, when his enemies had already entered his kingdom. Saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea The Dead sea, beyond which mount Seir lay; and from this side Syria Largely so called, and so it includes the Moabites and Ammonites. And it may be thus expressed, to intimate that they came by the instigation of the Syrians, to revenge... read more