II Chronicles · Chapter 20 King James Version

II Chronicles 20:21

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The Scripture

(21) And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

When a vast army of Moabites and Ammonites came against Judah, Jehoshaphat proclaimed a fast and prayed before the LORD, and the Spirit came upon Jahaziel, who prophesied that the battle belonged to God. As Judah went out singing praises, the LORD set ambushments against the invaders so that they destroyed one another, and Judah gathered abundant spoil without having to fight.

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