⁵ And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, ⁶ and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not ^(A)God in heaven? You ^(B)rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. ^(C)In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. ⁷ Did you not, our God, ^(D)drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of ^(E)Abraham your friend? ⁸ And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying, ^9 (F)‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment,^[a] or pestilence, or famine, ^(G)we will stand before this house and before you—^(H)for your name is in this house—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’ ¹⁰ And now behold, the men of ^(I)Ammon and Moab and ^(J)Mount Seir, whom ^(K)you would not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, ^(L)and whom they avoided and did not destroy— ¹¹ behold, they reward us ^(M)by coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. ¹² O our God, will you not ^(N)execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but ^(O)our eyes are on you.”

¹³ Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. ¹⁴ And ^(P)the Spirit of the Lord came^[b] upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. ¹⁵ And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ^(Q)‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, ^(R)for the battle is not yours but God's. ¹⁶ Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of ^(S)the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. ^17 (T)You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ ^(U)Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, ^(V)and the Lord will be with you.”