Psalms 48:3

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Psalms 48:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

2 Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

3 God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

4 For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

5 They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

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Psalms 76:1

God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

Psalms 76:2

His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.

Psalms 76:3

There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah

Psalms 76:4

You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.

Psalms 76:5

The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.

Psalms 125:1

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

2 Chronicles 12:7

When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

2 Chronicles 14:9

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:10

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:11

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

2 Chronicles 14:12

So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

2 Chronicles 14:13

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

2 Chronicles 14:14

and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

2 Chronicles 14:15

They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 20:1

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 20:2

Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:4

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

2 Chronicles 20:5

Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard

2 Chronicles 20:6

and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

2 Chronicles 20:8

They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,

2 Chronicles 20:9

‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’

2 Chronicles 20:10

And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:11

See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 20:12

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.”

2 Chronicles 20:13

Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.

2 Chronicles 20:14

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.

2 Chronicles 20:15

And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

2 Chronicles 20:16

Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel.

2 Chronicles 20:17

You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”

2 Chronicles 20:18

Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.

2 Chronicles 20:19

And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.

2 Chronicles 20:20

Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”

2 Chronicles 20:21

Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

2 Chronicles 20:22

The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

2 Chronicles 20:23

The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

2 Chronicles 20:24

When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.

2 Chronicles 20:25

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables —more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

2 Chronicles 20:26

On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

2 Chronicles 20:27

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28

So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

2 Chronicles 20:29

And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30

Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

2 Chronicles 20:31

So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:32

And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 20:33

The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 20:34

As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:35

Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.

2 Chronicles 20:36

They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.

2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

Isaiah 4:5

Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

Isaiah 4:6

a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.

Isaiah 37:33

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

Isaiah 37:34

He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.

Isaiah 37:35

‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

Isaiah 37:36

Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

Zechariah 2:4

and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.

Zechariah 2:5

For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”