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536 Second Book of Paralipomenon

and that wrath may not come upon you and your 8 And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanc-
brethren: and so doing you shall not sin. tuary to thy name, saying:
11 And Amarias the priest your high priest 9 If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment,
shall be chief in the things which regard God: or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy
and Zabadias the son of Ismahel, who is ruler in presence before this house, in which thy name
the house of Juda, shall be over those matters is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our
which belong to the king’s office: and you have afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.
before you the Levites for masters, take courage 10 Now therefore behold the children of Am-
and do diligently, and the Lord will be with you mon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through
in good things. whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass,
when they came out of Egypt, but they turned
aside from them, and slew them not,
Chapter 20 11 Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us
out of the possession which thou hast delivered
to us.
After this the children of Moab, and the children
12 O our God, wilt thou not then judge them?
of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites,
as for us we have not strength enough, to be able
were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.
to resist this multitude, which cometh violently
2 And there came messengers, and told Jos-
upon us. But as we know not what to do, we
aphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude
can only turn our eyes to thee.
against thee from beyond the sea, and out of
13 And all Juda stood before the Lord with
Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar,
their little ones, and their wives, and their chil-
which is Engaddi.
dren.
3 And Josaphat being seized with fear betook
14 And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son
himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he pro-
of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Math-
claimed a fast for all Juda.
anias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there,
4 And Juda gathered themselves together to
upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the
pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities
midst of the multitude,
to make supplication to him.
15 And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you
5 And Josaphat stood in the midst of the as- that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat:
sembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be
the Lord before the new court, not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is
6 And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou not yours, but God’s.
art God in heaven, and rulest over all the king- 16 To morrow you shall go down against them:
doms and nations, in thy hand is strength and for they will come up by the ascent named Sis,
power, and no one can resist thee. and you shall find them at the head of the tor-
7 Didst not thou our God kill all the inhab- rent, which is over against the wilderness of
itants of this land before thy people Israel, and Jeruel.
gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for 17 It shall not be you that shall fight, but only
ever? stand with confidence, and you shall see the help