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2 Chronicles 20:27 Explained in Context
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Verse 27. 27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
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Quick Meaning
This verse opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech: “Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Judah returns with joy and receives rest.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 20:27–30
Read 2 Chronicles 20:27 with 20:27–30. The selected wording supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Jehoshaphat leads Judah back to Jerusalem with instruments and joy, surrounding kingdoms fear after hearing of the battle, and the realm rests.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Judah returns with joy and receives rest,” 2 Chronicles 20:27 opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech through the wording “Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The return answers the fearful assembly's prayer and pauses the war cycle before the king's mixed final evaluation. 2 Chronicles 20:20–26 has just established this prior movement: Jehoshaphat calls for trust, appointed singers praise before the army, the coalition destroys itself, and Judah gathers spoil for three days before blessing in the valley of Berachah. Together those details explain why “Judah returns with joy and receives rest” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 20:27–30 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 20:27–30 forms the complete movement “Judah returns with joy and receives rest”: Jehoshaphat leads Judah back to Jerusalem with instruments and joy, surrounding kingdoms fear after hearing of the battle, and the realm rests.
Verse 27. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
Verse 28. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.
Verse 29. 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.
Verse 30. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
What Remains True
Teaching, courts, alliances, prophecy, fear, prayer, conflict, and deliverance must be judged together; visible success does not turn every decision into divine approval. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Jehoshaphat leads Judah back to Jerusalem with instruments and joy, surrounding kingdoms fear after hearing of the battle, and the realm rests. In 2 Chronicles 20:27, the concrete line “Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go….” Build courts, teaching, alliances, crisis plans, and public communication that can hear dissent, admit uncertainty, protect affected people, and combine prayer with accountable action. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Jehoshaphat leads Judah back to Jerusalem with instruments and joy, surrounding kingdoms fear after hearing of the battle, and the realm rests.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 2 Chronicles 20:27–30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 20:27–30
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NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 20:27–30, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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