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And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">New King James Version</a> Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever? <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Did You not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land from Your people Israel, and give it to the descendants of Your friend Abraham forever? <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever? <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Didst Thou not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Thy people Israel, and give it to the descendants of Abraham Thy friend forever? <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Did You not, O our God, dispossess the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the seed of Abraham Your friend forever? <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> O our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Your friend Abraham? <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Are you not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Are You not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Our God, you forced out the nations who lived in this land before your people Israel came here, and you gave it to the descendants of your friend Abraham forever. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Didn't you, our God, force those who were living in this country out of Israel's way? Didn't you give this country to the descendants of your friend Abraham to have permanently? <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> You are our God. When your people Israel moved into this land, you drove out the people who were living here and gave the land to the descendants of Abraham, your friend, to be theirs forever. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> You are our God, who expelled the former inhabitants of this land right in front of our people Israel, aren't you? Then you gave it to your friend Abraham's descendant forever, didn't you? <a href="/net/2_chronicles/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? <a href="/web/2_chronicles/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring of Abraham your friend forever? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Are You not our God? You have dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Your friend Abraham for all time, <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age, <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Art thou not our God? Thou didst dispossess the inhabitants of this land from before thy people Israel, and thou wilt give it to the seed of Abraham thy beloved forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Did not you, our God, put to death all the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel? And you gave it to the offspring of your friend Abraham, for all time. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Was it not you, our God, who dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham, your friend? <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Did you not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And thou art our God, who didst destroy the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel and gavest it to the descendants of Abraham thy friend for ever. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you are our God. You have destroyed the inhabitants of this land from before your people Israel, and you gave it to the seed of Abraham your friend for eternity.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Didst not Thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend for ever? <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Art not thou the Lord that didst destroy the inhabitants of this land before the face of thy people Israel, and didst give it to thy beloved seed of Abraham for ever? <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=4631" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Jehoshaphat's Prayer</a> …6and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. 7<a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">Our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">did You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·w·raš·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">drive out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the inhabitants</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lip̄·nê (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</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.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wat·tit·tə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: lə·ze·ra‘ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">to the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">of Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ō·haḇ·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">Your friend?</a> 8They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7-8</a> I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. / And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-9</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. / The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. / But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ... <a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Joshua 24:3</a> But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac, <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Nehemiah 9:7-8</a> You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. / You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-6.htm">Psalm 105:6-11</a> O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones. / He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth. / He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— ... <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a> “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Isaiah 51:2</a> Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him. <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-5</a> And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ... <a href="/romans/4-1.htm">Romans 4:1-3</a> What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered? / If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God. / For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6-9</a> So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” / Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” ... <a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Galatians 3:14-16</a> He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. / Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. / The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the seed of Abraham your friend for ever?our God<a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">2 Chronicles 14:11</a> And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.<a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a> And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.who [heb] thou <a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Exodus 33:2</a> And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:<a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalm 44:2</a> How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.gavest<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.<a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.<a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Joshua 24:3,13</a> And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac… thy friend<a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8</a> But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.<a href="/john/11-11.htm">John 11:11</a> These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.<a href="/john/15-15.htm">John 15:15</a> Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-18.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-21.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-33.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-38.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-15.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-21.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 20</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast</a> 5. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">His prayer</a> 14. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">The prophecy of Jahaziel</a> 20. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord</a> 22. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">The great overthrow of his enemies</a> 26. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-26.htm">The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph</a> 31. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">Jehoshaphat's reign</a> 35. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the covenant relationship established with Israel, where God is not a distant deity but one who is intimately involved with His chosen people. This personal address is consistent with the covenant language found throughout the Old Testament, where God is often referred to as the God of Israel (<a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Exodus 3:15</a>).did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land This refers to the conquest of Canaan, where God enabled the Israelites to take possession of the Promised Land. The driving out of the inhabitants was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>) and was accomplished under the leadership of Joshua (<a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Joshua 3:10</a>). This act demonstrated God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises.before Your people Israel The phrase highlights the special status of Israel as God's chosen people. It underscores the idea that the land was given to Israel by divine mandate, not by their own strength. This is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where Israel's victories are attributed to God's intervention (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-8</a>).and give it forever This indicates the perpetual nature of the promise made to Abraham and his descendants. The land was to be an everlasting possession, as stated in <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a>. This promise is central to the Abrahamic Covenant and is a key element in the understanding of Israel's historical and theological identity.to the descendants of Abraham Abraham is a central figure in biblical history, known as the father of faith. The descendants of Abraham include not only the Israelites but also, through faith, all who believe in Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>). This connection to Abraham underscores the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.Your friend This unique designation of Abraham as God's friend is found in <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8</a> and <a href="/james/2-23.htm">James 2:23</a>. It signifies a close and intimate relationship with God, characterized by faith and obedience. Abraham's friendship with God is a model for believers, illustrating the kind of relationship God desires with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> The king of Judah who is leading the nation in prayer during a time of crisis. He is seeking God's intervention against a coalition of enemy forces. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in this passage, recognized as the one who drove out the inhabitants of the land and gave it to Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_inhabitants_of_the_land.htm">The Inhabitants of the Land</a> The original occupants of Canaan, whom God displaced to give the land to the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The people of God, descendants of Abraham, to whom the land was promised. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> Referred to as God's friend, highlighting the covenant relationship between God and Abraham, which extends to his descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> God is faithful to His covenant promises, as seen in His actions towards Israel. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises today. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_in_crisis.htm">The Power of Prayer in Crisis</a> Jehoshaphat's prayer is a model for seeking God's help in times of trouble. It reminds us to turn to God first when facing challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_god's_past_works.htm">The Importance of Remembering God's Past Works</a> Recalling God's past deeds strengthens faith and provides assurance of His continued presence and power. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_covenant_relationships.htm">The Significance of Covenant Relationships</a> The reference to Abraham as God's friend underscores the importance of a personal relationship with God, which is available to believers through faith in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 20</a> <a href="/q/what_is_being_outside_paradise.htm">Who were the Meunites in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_forced_labor_fit_solomon's_wisdom.htm">How does the forced labor mentioned in 2 Chronicles 8:7-8 reconcile with biblical portrayals of Solomon's wisdom and godly leadership?</a> <a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance?</a> <a href="/q/did_psalm_83_nations_unite_against_israel.htm">Does the historical or archaeological record confirm that the nations listed in Psalm 83:6-8 ever formed a united conspiracy against Israel?</a><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>(7) Art not thou our God?--Didst not Thou, our God, drive out, &c. (Comp. <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm" title="And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God has promised to you.">Joshua 23:5</a>; <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm" title="For the LORD has driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day.">Joshua 23:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm" title="To drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.">Deuteronomy 4:38</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm" title="Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and you shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.">Deuteronomy 11:23</a>; and for the form of appeal, Isa. Ii. 9, 10. Comp. also <a href="/context/psalms/47-3.htm" title="He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.">Psalm 47:3-4</a>.)And gavest it to the seed of Abraham.--According to the Promise, <a href="/context/genesis/13-15.htm" title="For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever.">Genesis 13:15-16</a>; <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm" title="In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:">Genesis 15:18</a>. . . . <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>O our God, אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative did You אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you not הֲלֹ֣א ׀ (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no drive out הוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ (hō·w·raš·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵי֙ (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land before מִלִּפְנֵ֖י (mil·lip̄·nê) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Your people עַמְּךָ֣ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and give it וַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּ (wat·tit·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set forever לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always to the descendants לְזֶ֛רַע (lə·ze·ra‘) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of Abraham אַבְרָהָ֥ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Your friend? אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ (’ō·haḇ·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> To have affection f <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">2 Chronicles 20:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 20:7 Did not you our God drive out (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:8" /></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>