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20 After Jehoshaphat had solidified his throne by fortifying the nation and appointing regional judges, the Moabites, Ammonites, and some Meunites[a] decided to attack him. Jehoshaphat heard about their plans.

Messengers: A huge army is quickly approaching Jerusalem. They are coming from Edom[b] beyond the Dead Sea, but they have already reached Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi on the shore of the Dead Sea, about two days southwest of Jerusalem).

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he sought the Eternal and required all Judah’s citizens to fast.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:1 The Hebrew text reads, “some of the Ammonites.” The Greek reads, “some of the Meunites.”
  2. 20:2 Hebrew reads, “from Aram,” which is north of Jerusalem.

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