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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the LORD himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of <i>those</i> countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of <i>those</i> countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the other nations heard how the LORD had fought against Judah's enemies, they were too afraid <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD came over the kingdoms in that area when they heard how the LORD waged war against Israel's enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Every nation that heard how the LORD had defeated Israel's enemies was terrified, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Fear of God seized all of the kingdoms in the surrounding territories when they heard that the LORD had battled Israel's enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God when they heard how the LORD had fought against Israel's enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that YHWH has fought with the enemies of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah hath fought with the enemies of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the terror of God will be upon all the kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah warred with the enemies of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the awe of LORD JEHOVAH fell on all the cities and upon their kingdoms when they heard that LORD JEHOVAH fought with the enemies of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And a terror from God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there was a terror of the Lord upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=4936" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">The Joyful Return</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6343.htm" title="6343: pa·ḥaḏ (N-msc) -- Dread. From pachad; a alarm.">And the fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">the kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the lands</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: bə·šā·mə·‘ām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">when they heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: nil·ḥam (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">had fought</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·wy·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">the enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a></span><br />The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. / Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, / and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></span><br />and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Deuteronomy 2:25</a></span><br />This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">1 Samuel 14:15</a></span><br />Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46-47</a></span><br />This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Psalm 48:4-6</a></span><br />For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. / They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. / Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-38.htm">Psalm 105:38</a></span><br />Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-37</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-9.htm">Jeremiah 33:9</a></span><br />So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Ezekiel 36:23</a></span><br />I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-11.htm">Acts 5:11</a></span><br />And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-17.htm">Acts 19:17</a></span><br />This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Luke 1:65</a></span><br />All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Matthew 28:8</a></span><br />So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-41.htm">Mark 4:41</a></span><br />Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">the fear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">2 Chronicles 17:10</a></b></br> And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that <i>were</i> round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-5.htm">Genesis 35:5</a></b></br> And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that <i>were</i> round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Exodus 23:27</a></b></br> I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.</p><p class="hdg">they had heard</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a></b></br> The people shall hear, <i>and</i> be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></b></br> And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Joshua 9:9-11</a></b></br> And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-27.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-5.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">News</a> <a 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prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">The prophecy of Jahaziel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">The great overthrow of his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-26.htm">The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">Jehoshaphat's reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div 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The "fear of God" refers to a profound respect and awe, often accompanied by dread, that other nations experienced upon witnessing God's power. This fear is not merely emotional but acknowledges God's sovereignty and might. Historically, the ancient Near East was a region of numerous small kingdoms and city-states, each with its own deities. The demonstration of God's power over Israel's enemies would have been a significant event, challenging the prevailing belief systems and asserting the supremacy of the God of Israel. This fear is reminiscent of the fear that fell upon the nations during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a>) and the conquest of Canaan (<a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a>).<p><b>when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel</b><br>This phrase underscores the divine intervention in the battle, emphasizing that it was the LORD, not merely the military might of Israel, who secured the victory. The term "LORD" (YHWH) is the covenant name of God, highlighting His personal relationship with Israel. The historical context involves King Jehoshaphat's reign, where God delivered Judah from a coalition of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites without the need for battle (<a href="/2_chronicles/20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-30</a>). This miraculous victory would have been a powerful testimony to surrounding nations, reinforcing the idea that Israel's God was actively involved in the affairs of His people. This divine intervention is a type of Christ, who fights on behalf of His people, securing victory over sin and death (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a>). The event also echoes the prophetic assurance found in <a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-13</a>, where God promises to contend with those who contend with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The King of Judah who led the nation in seeking God through prayer and fasting when faced with a vast enemy army.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, under threat from a coalition of enemy nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who intervened miraculously to deliver Judah from their enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_enemies_of_israel.htm">The Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>A coalition of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites who came to make war against Jehoshaphat and Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdoms_of_the_lands.htm">The Kingdoms of the Lands</a></b><br>Neighboring nations who witnessed God's deliverance of Judah and were struck with fear.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_fasting.htm">The Power of Prayer and Fasting</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's response to crisis was to seek God through prayer and fasting, demonstrating the importance of turning to God in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_intervention.htm">God's Sovereign Intervention</a></b><br>The miraculous deliverance of Judah shows that God is actively involved in the affairs of His people and can intervene in supernatural ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_god's_power.htm">The Witness of God's Power</a></b><br>When God acts on behalf of His people, it serves as a testimony to others, instilling reverence and fear of the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat and Judah chose faith over fear, trusting in God's promises and power rather than succumbing to the intimidation of their enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_god's_deliverance.htm">The Impact of God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The fear that fell upon the surrounding nations highlights how God's deliverance can have a ripple effect, influencing those beyond the immediate situation.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">And the fear of God was.</span>--<span class= "ital">And a divine dread fell upon all the kingdoms of the countries</span> (scil.) around Judah. (See <a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm" title="And the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.">2Chronicles 17:10</a>, and <a href="/psalms/48-7.htm" title="You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.">Psalm 48:7</a>, "Fear took hold upon them there, and pain as of a woman in travail.")<p><span class= "bld">The Lord fought.</span>--<a href="/joshua/10-14.htm" title="And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD listened to the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.">Joshua 10:14</a>; <a href="/joshua/10-42.htm" title="And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.">Joshua 10:42</a>; <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm" title="The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.">Psalm 46:6</a>. That Jehovah had fought for His people was evident from the catastrophe which had befallen their enemies. The warfare of the Divine Being was seen not <span class= "ital">apart from,</span> but <span class= "ital">in</span> a course of events, which, however natural, was almost as marvellous as a visible intervention of angelic hosts. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - With this verse compare particularly vers. 10, 11 of ch. 17. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the fear</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֣חַד</span> <span class="translit">(pa·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6343.htm">Strong's 6343: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, alarm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kingdoms</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלְכ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the lands</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when they heard</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šā·mə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had fought</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְחַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(nil·ḥam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹיְבֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wy·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 20:29 The fear of God was on all (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>