2 Chronicles 20:15-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:14-19

Before the battle: lessons. Having made their appeal to the Lord God of their fathers, Judah now waited for God. Nor had the king and his subjects to wait long. We have here an instance of— I. GOD 'S READINESS TO ANSWER THE PRAYER OF HIS PEOPLE . "In the midst of the congregation," while they were still before the Lord, in the very act and attitude of prayer, an answer was vouchsafed to them. While they were yet speaking, God heard ( Isaiah 65:24 ). Though he does... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:15

The battle is not yours, but God's; i.e. God will do the fighting (see 2 Chronicles 20:17 , first and third clauses); so also 1 Samuel 17:47 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:16

The cliff of Ziz . Read with Revised Version, the ascent of Ziz (or probably Hazziz ), a place named only here. The Hebrew word here rendered "cliff ' is the familiar מַעֲלֵה , meaning "an ascent," or "a rising ground." It is replaced in the Septuagint by both ἀνάβασις and πρόσβασις . Stanley, in an interesting note on the word, says it is applied to several localities in Palestine, viz.: read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:17

Stand … and see the salvation of the Lord with you . The grand original of these words ( Exodus 14:13 ) would be known to both Jahaziel and Jehoshaphat. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:18

The infinite relief to the mind of Jehoshaphat and his people finds now fit expression in simple adoration. Would that such first gratitude were but sustained to the end more frequently than it is common to find the case! read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:15-17

The prophet uses words familiar to the people, and connected with several great deliverances (see the marginal references).2 Chronicles 20:16By 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 2 Chronicles 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... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:15-17

2 Chronicles 20:15-17. Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid You have admitted fear enough to induce you to have recourse to God: now do not give way to that fear which would drive you from him. The battle is not yours It is not in your own cause, nor in your own strength, that you engage; the battle is God’s And he doth and will interest himself in your favour, as you have desired, and will fight for you. To-morrow go ye down From Jerusalem, where he and his army now were, which stood... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:18-19

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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 20:15

Be not afraid = "Be not [ye] afraid". read more

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