2 Chronicles 20:18-30

2 Chronicles 20:18-30

[18] And Jehoshaphat  bowed  his head with his face  to the ground:  and all Judah  and the inhabitants  of Jerusalem  fell  before  the LORD,  worshipping  the LORD.  [19] And 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.  [20] And 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;  his prophets,  so shall ye prosper.  [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.  [22] And 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.  [23] For 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.  [24] And when Judah  came  toward the watch tower  in the wilderness,  they looked  unto the multitude,  and, behold, they were dead bodies  fallen  to the earth,  and none escaped.  [25] And when Jehoshaphat  and his people  came  to take away  the spoil  of them, they found  among them in abundance  both riches  with the dead bodies,  jewels,  which they stripped off  for themselves, more than  they could carry away:  and they were three  days  in gathering  of the spoil,  it was so much.  [26] And on the fourth  day  they assembled  themselves in the valley  of Berachah;  for there they blessed  the LORD:  therefore the name  of the same place  was called,  The valley  of Berachah,  unto this day.  [27] Then they returned,  every man  of Judah  and Jerusalem,  and Jehoshaphat  in the forefront  of them, to go again  to Jerusalem  with joy;  had made them to rejoice  over their enemies.  [28] And they came  to Jerusalem  with psalteries  and harps  and trumpets  unto the house  of the LORD.  [29] 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.  [30] So the realm  of Jehoshaphat  was quiet:  for his God  gave him rest  round about.