You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’ ”
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You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’ ”
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Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
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Ye shall not need to fight in this battle; set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them; for the LORD is with you.'
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 20:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 14:13-14 Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the Egyptians whom you have seen today. Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- Isaiah 41:10 Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Psalms 46:10-11 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.” Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.
- Matthew 28:20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8 An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- Numbers 14:9 Only don’t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us. Their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don’t fear them.”
- Psalms 46:7 Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Isaiah 30:15 For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, “You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.” You refused,
- Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
- Isaiah 8:9-10 Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered! Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:22-23 When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy each other.
- Amos 5:14 Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.
- 2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
- Exodus 14:25 He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!”
- Isaiah 30:7 For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore I have called her Rahab who sits still.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, deliverance.
Or, deliverance.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 20:17 Ye shall not [need] to fight in…
2Ch 20:17 Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.
Ver. 17. Set yourselves, stand ye still.] The soldier’s motto is, Nec fugere nec sequi: Neither flee nor follow. the true Christian’s is, Nec temere, nec timide. Neither rashly nor fearful. So here, neither fly upon your enemies, nor flee from them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Ye shall not need to fight in this battle,....…
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle,.... Since the Lord would fight for them:
set yourselves, stand ye still; present themselves they might, as if ready to engage; and keep their ground, not giving way in the least, but would have no need to strike a stroke:
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and see the salvation of the Lord with you; which he would work for them, see Exo 14:13,
and Judah, and Jerusalem, fear not, nor be dismayed; which is repeated for the confirmation of them:
tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord will be with you; to protect them, fight for them, and give them victory; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord shall be your help.''
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. For the Lord will be with you.]…
Verse 17. For the Lord will be with you.] "The WORD of the Lord shall be your Helper." - Targum.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. Stand… and see the salvation of the Lord…
17. Stand… and see the salvation of the Lord — So Moses commanded Israel when Jehovah was about to destroy their enemies in the Red Sea. Compare Exo_14:13-14.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. see the salvation] Cp. Exo_14:13.
17. see the salvation] Cp. Exo_14:13.
will be with you] R.V. is with you; cp. 2Ch_15:2.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) Ye shall not need to fight.—It is not…
(17) Ye shall not need to fight.—It is not for you to fight. (Comp. 1Ch_5:1; 1Ch_15:2.)
In this.—Herein, in this instance. (Comp. for the phrase, 2Ch_19:2.)
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Set yourselves (i.e., “withstand,” 2Ch_20:6).—Station yourselves, take your stand. Here the next verb, stand ye still, seems added as an explanation, and is, perhaps, a marginal gloss. “Fear not: take your stand, and see the salvation of the Lord,” was the command of Moses to Israel at the Red Sea, just before the Great Deliverance (Exo_14:13). (Comp. also the words of Psa_46:8, “Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.”)
The Lord with you.—Some explain the connection thus: “The Lord (who is) with you.” Iahveh ‘immdkhem may, perhaps, be compared with ‘immânû êl, “with us God” (Isa_7:14; Isa_8:8); it will then be a Divine title, suited to the present emergency. But, more probably, the stop should be at the Lord; and with you, O Judah and Jerusalem! is an elliptic expression, meaning “He is, or will be with you,” &c, as in 2Ch_19:6. (Comp. the refrain of Psalms 46, “The Lord of hosts is with us! The God of Jacob is our refuge.”)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Stand and see the salvation of the Lord with…
Stand and see the salvation of the Lord with you. The grand original of these words (Exo_14:13) would be known to both Jahaziel and Jehoshaphat.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Ye shall not need to fight in this battle.
2Ch_20:17
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle.
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The conditions and certainty of obtaining Gods deliverance
I. That since our enemies designs are known to us, we ought to set ourselves, that is, make what provision we can against them.
II. That having thus set ourselves, we must then stand still, that is, do nothing which is unlawful, although it be for, our own preservation.
1. By doing any unlawful action we deprive ourselves of Gods care and protection.
2. By doing anything unlawful we bring a scandal upon our religion.
3. To do evil, although for our own preservation, would be most likely to unsettle and ruin us. When once we break down the fences of duty, who can tell where we shall stop? If we allow ourselves the liberty of doing one sinful act, we may easily be prompted on to commit a thousand.
III. Repentance and amendment of life being supposed, we haste all reason to hope that we shall see the salvation of God.
1. Whatever our danger, God hath sufficient power to save and deliver us.
2. This is to be inferred from the design of Gods sending judgments upon any nation. (Jer_18:7). (Thomas Lynford, A.M.)
For the Lord is with you.--
The power behind us
In my firewood factory we use a circular saw for cutting timber. Until recently this saw was worked by a crank turned by men. It was slow work, and we bought a gas engine. The saw, driven by this engine, does more work and at less cost. It is the same saw, but the difference lies in the power that drives it. It was driven by hand-power, now by an equivalent for steam, we only need to keep the connecting band tight. It is not a question of our abilities, but of the power behind us. (F. B. Meyer.)
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