The Lord set ambushments - These liers in wait have been regarded as angels employed by God to confuse the host and cause its destruction, so that the Moabites and Ammonites first united to destroy the Edomites, and then turned upon each other. read more
2 Chronicles 20:18-19. Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground In token of his reverence for God and his message, his belief of the promise, and his thankfulness for so great a favour. The Levites stood up to praise the Lord By Jehoshaphat’s appointment. With a loud voice on high With heart and voice lifted up, whereby they showed their confidence in God, and assurance of the accomplishment of the prophet’s prediction. read more
2 Chronicles 20:20. Believe in the Lord your God Believe God’s promise delivered to us by this prophet, and consequently all other predictions of the prophets. So shall ye prosper Take heed lest by your unbelief you frustrate God’s promise. read more
2 Chronicles 20:21. When he had consulted with the people That is, with the elders and heads of the tribes, who represented the rest. He called a council of war, and it was resolved to appoint singers to go out before the army, who had nothing to do but to praise God, to praise his holiness, which is his beauty, to praise him as they did in the temple, that beauty of holiness, “with that good old doxology, which eternity itself,” as Henry says, “will not wear threadbare, Praise the... read more
2 Chronicles 20:22. When they began to sing and to praise So acceptable are the fervent prayers and praises of God’s people to him, and so terrible to their enemies! The Lord set ambushments Hebrew, מארבים , mearebim, insidiantes, persons lying in wait, or plotting, and laying snares. The meaning seems to be, as appears from the next verse, that God raised jealousies and animosities among their enemies themselves, which by degrees broke forth, first into secret plots, snares, and... read more
The reign of Jehoshaphat (17:1-20:37)Jehoshaphat carried on the reform that Asa began, by destroying all the Baal shrines that remained in Judah (17:1-6; cf. 15:17). Positively, he educated the people in the law of God by forming an official group of instructors whom he sent around Judah’s towns and villages. The group consisted of civil leaders, priests and Levites (7-9). He also fortified Judah’s defences and enlarged its army, so that neighbouring countries feared to attack it... read more
the beauty of holiness = in His glorious sanctuary. See note on 1 Chronicles 16:29 . Praise the LORD = Praise Jehovah. App-4 . mercy = lovingkindness, or grace. read more
the LORD. Some think the "Yod" (= J) was an abbreviation for "Judah". ambushments = liers in wait. The Targum interprets them of angelic powers. read more
THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL DESTROY EACH OTHER"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 Jehovah your God, and so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say,... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:21
Praise the beauty of holiness - Some render, “in the beauty of holiness” - i. e. in rich apparel and ornaments suitable to a holy occasion. Compare Psalms 29:2. read more