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2 Chronicles 20:21 — And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto…
“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.”
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The verses around 2 Chronicles 20:21.
19And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
21And 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.
22And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
Verse explanation
Jehoshaphat places singers at the very front of the army, praising before any fighting has even begun. It is a battle tactic with no direct precedent: the enemies end up destroying one another before Judah ever needs to fight for real.
From the 2 Chronicles 20 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Chronicles 20:21 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E aconselhou-se com o povo, e ordenou cantores para o Senhor, que louvassem a Magestade sancta, saindo diante dos armados, e dizendo: Louvae ao Senhor, porque a sua benignidade dura para sempre.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E havido conselho com o povo, pôs a alguns que cantassem ao SENHOR, e louvassem na formosura da santidade, enquanto que saía a gente armada, e dissessem: Glorificai ao SENHOR, porque sua misericórdia é para sempre.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Después de discutir con el pueblo, designó a unos cantores para que alabaran al Señor por su gloriosa y santa bondad. Ellos iban al frente del ejército, cantando: “¡Alaben al Señor, porque su amor digno de confianza es eterno!
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