Judgment · Covenant history of Israel

2 Chronicles 20:15-17

Jahaziel · ~853 BC · Status: Fulfilled · Confidence: 65%

“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.”

King James Version · the opening — all 3 verses are below

Jahaziel's prediction of Jehoshaphat's bloodless victory over Moab, Ammon, and Edom, fulfilled when enemies turned on each other.

Read the whole passage — all 3 verses (KJV)

20:15And 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.

20:16To 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.

20:17Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

Fulfillment References

2 Chronicles 20:22-25

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