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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 />All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As all the men of Judah stood before the LORD with their little ones, wives, and children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All Judah was standing before the LORD, with their infants, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All Judah was standing before the LORD, with their infants, their wives and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And all Judah was standing before the LORD, with their infants, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now all Judah was standing before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So all Judah stood before the LORD, with their infants, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All Judah was standing before the LORD with their dependents, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All Judah was standing before the LORD with their infants, their wives, and their children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While every man, woman, and child of Judah was standing there at the temple, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All the people from Judah, their infants, wives, and children were standing in front of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All the men of Judah, with their wives and children, were standing there at the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All of Judah was standing in the LORD's presence, along with their little babies, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All the men of Judah were standing before the LORD, along with their infants, wives, and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. <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 all Judah is standing before YHWH, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all Judah standing before Jehovah, also their little ones, their wives and their sons.<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 all Juda stood before the Lord with their little ones, and their wives, and their children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Truly, all of Judah was standing before the Lord with their little ones and wives and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All Judah was standing before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<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 all Judah stood before the LORD with their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all of the house of Yehuda were standing before LORD JEHOVAH, also their little ones, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters.<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 all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all Juda was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/20-13.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=4708" 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">Jehoshaphat's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Meanwhile all the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nə·šê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">their wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and children</a> <a href="/hebrew/2945.htm" title="2945: ṭap·pām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Children. From taphaph; a family.">and little ones,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mə·ḏîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">were standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (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/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> </span><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="/acts/1-14.htm">Acts 1:14</a></span><br />With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15-17</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly. / Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. / Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a></span><br />For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Nehemiah 9:1-3</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. / Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-12.htm">Acts 12:12</a></span><br />And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/8-21.htm">Ezra 8:21-23</a></span><br />And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. / For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.” / So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Acts 4:31</a></span><br />After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-5.htm">1 Samuel 7:5-6</a></span><br />Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” / When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-22.htm">Matthew 21:22</a></span><br />If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25</a></span><br />About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">1 Kings 8:22-23</a></span><br />Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, / and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">Psalm 106:47</a></span><br />Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.</p><p class="hdg">all Judah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Deuteronomy 29:10</a></b></br> Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, <i>with</i> all the men of Israel,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra 10:1</a></b></br> Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a></b></br> So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-22.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">Little</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-18.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/20-19.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">Little</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-6.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezra/2-63.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-5.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-14.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">His 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 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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Judah, the southern kingdom, was known for its capital, Jerusalem, where the temple was located. This gathering reflects a common practice in times of crisis, where the community would come together to seek divine intervention. Historically, Judah was often under threat from surrounding nations, and such assemblies were crucial for maintaining morale and spiritual focus.<p><b>with their wives and children and little ones</b><br>The inclusion of families highlights the seriousness of the situation and the communal nature of worship and supplication. In ancient Israelite culture, family units were central to society, and their presence signifies a collective dependence on God. This also underscores the importance of teaching faith to the next generation, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to pass on God's commandments to their children.<p><b>were standing before the LORD</b><br>Standing before the LORD signifies a posture of reverence and readiness to receive divine guidance. This phrase suggests a physical presence at the temple, the dwelling place of God among His people, as described in <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>. The act of standing is symbolic of respect and attentiveness, indicating that the people were prepared to listen and respond to God's will. This scene foreshadows the New Testament concept of believers standing before God through Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a>, where access to God is granted through faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. At this time, it was under the rule of King Jehoshaphat.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah who sought the Lord's guidance in the face of a vast enemy army. He was known for his reforms and efforts to bring the people back to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_assembly.htm">The Assembly</a></b><br>The gathering of all the men, women, and children of Judah, who stood together in unity before the Lord, seeking His intervention and guidance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The place where the people of Judah gathered to seek the Lord. It was the central place of worship and symbolized God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_threat.htm">The Threat</a></b><br>The imminent invasion by a coalition of enemy forces, which prompted Jehoshaphat to call for a national fast and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_seeking_god.htm">Unity in Seeking God</a></b><br>The entire community of Judah, regardless of age or gender, stood together before the Lord. This unity in seeking God is a powerful example for the church today, emphasizing the importance of coming together in prayer and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The people of Judah recognized their inability to face the enemy on their own and turned to God for help. This teaches us to rely on God's strength rather than our own abilities in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's leadership in calling the people to seek the Lord highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide their communities in spiritual matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Standing before the Lord was an act of faith, demonstrating their trust in God's power and promises. We are called to stand firm in our faith, trusting God to act on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_worship.htm">Intergenerational Worship</a></b><br>The inclusion of children and little ones in the assembly underscores the importance of involving all generations in worship and spiritual practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_all_ages_stand_attentive_for_hours.htm">In Nehemiah 8:3, is it plausible that people of all ages could stand attentive “from early morning until midday”? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_hostile_allies_self-destruct.htm">How could an alliance of hostile armies suddenly turn on each other and destroy themselves without any plausible explanation (2 Chronicles 20:22-23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/judah's_fighting_men__500k_or_470k.htm">How many fighting men were found in Judah? Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)</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>(13) <span class= "bld">Stood.</span>--<span class= "ital">Were standing.</span><p><span class= "bld">Before the Lord</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> praying with their king. (Comp. the apparent reference to this assembly in <a href="/psalms/48-9.htm" title="We have thought of your loving kindness, O God, in the middle of your temple.">Psalm 48:9</a>. "We thought upon Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy Temple."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - If the whole narration called for one more touch, it has it in the pathetic, Brief, telling graphicness of this verse. <span class="cmt_word">Their little ones</span>. The familiar Hebrew word (<span class="hebrew">טַפָם</span>) is expressive of the quick, tripping step of the young and of women. Gesenius would regard it in this passage as designating the whole <span class="accented">family</span> as distinguished from the head of it, and as amplified by "wives" and "children" instanced afterward, quoting the very insufficient support of <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Genesis 47:12</a>. Our text occurs again in <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">2 Chronicles 31:18</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/20-13.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">Meanwhile all [the men]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָ֨ל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">of Judah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their wives</span><br /><span class="heb">נְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and children</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and little ones,</span><br /><span class="heb">טַפָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṭap·pām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2945.htm">Strong's 2945: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were standing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹמְדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mə·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">2 Chronicles 20:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 20:13 All Judah stood before Yahweh with their (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:14" /></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>