2 Chronicles 20:27

“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.”

"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." - 2 Chronicles 20:27
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What does 2 Chronicles 20:27 mean?

2 Chronicles 20:27 (KJV) reads: "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." This verse comes from the Old Testament book of 2…

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Rejoicing in the Midst of Victory

In the book of 2 Chronicles, we find a remarkable narrative that unfolds in the face of overwhelming odds and impending defeat. The verse 2 Chronicles 20:27 so poignantly captured in the King James Version states: "Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and…

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Prayer of Joyful Victory: Embracing God's Deliverance

O Heavenly Father, In humble reverence, we bow before You today, reflecting upon the marvelous truth found in 2 Chronicles 20:27, where it is written, "Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with…

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2 Chronicles 20:27 - "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."
1 Chronicles 27:20 - "Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:"
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2 Chronicles 20:28
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1 Chronicles 2:27 - "And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker."
2 Chronicles 30:20 - "And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."
2 Chronicles 35:27 - "And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."
1 Chronicles 2:20 - "And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."
2 Chronicles 27:4 - "Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers."
2 Chronicles 27:3 - "He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much."
2 Chronicles 20:28 - "And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 27:6 - "So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God."
2 Chronicles 27:8 - "He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."
2 Chronicles 32:20 - "And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven."
2 Kings 20:20 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 9:27 - "And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance."
1 Chronicles 27:2 - "Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand."
2 Chronicles 27:9 - "¶ And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead."
2 Chronicles 20:5 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,"
2 Chronicles 20:8 - "And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,"
2 Chronicles 29:20 - "¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD."
"Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:" - 1 Chronicles 27:20
2 Chronicles 27:7 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."
2 Chronicles 27:2 - "And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly."
2 Chronicles 20:3 - "And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."