2 Chronicles 20 · Verse 5

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 20:5, King James Version

2 Chronicles 20:5 in other translations

BSBThen Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard
WEBJehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the LORD’s house, before the new court;
ASVAnd Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;
YLTAnd Jehoshaphat standeth in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,
DARBYAnd Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;
BBEAnd Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space,
WebsterAnd Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

What does 2 Chronicles 20:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:5-13
5-13. Jehoshaphat stood ... in the house of the Lord, before the new court--that is, the great or outer court (2Ch 4:9) called the new court, probably from having been at that time enlarged or beautified.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

In all dangers, public or personal, our first business should be to seek help from God. Hence the advantage of days for national fasting and prayer. From the first to the last of our seeking the Lord, we must approach him with humiliation for our sins, trusting only in his mercy and power. Jehoshaphat acknowledges the sovereign dominion of the Divine Providence. Lord, exert it on our behalf. Whom should we seek to…

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2 Chronicles 20:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
בִּקְהַ֧לbik.Halin [the] assembly ofH6951
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.Tzerthe courtyardH2691
הַחֲדָשָֽׁה\׃ha.cha.da.Shah<the> newH2319

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 20:5

  • 2 Chronicles 6:12-13

    And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

  • 2 Kings 19:15-19

    And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands, And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. …

  • 2 Chronicles 34:31

    And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jehoshaphat.
6:12,13; 34:31; 2Ki 19:15-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 20:4

    And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

  • 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 20:6

    And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

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2 Chronicles 20:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Púsose entonces Josaphat en pie en la reunión de Judá y de Jerusalem, en la casa de Jehová, delante del atrio nuevo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Josaphat se tint debout dans la congrégation de Juda et de Jérusalem, dans la maison de l’ Éternel, devant le nouveau parvis;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Josaphat stand in der Versammlung Judas und Jerusalems im Hause Jehovas, vor dem neuen Vorhof;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque stetisset Josaphat in medio cœtu Juda et Jerusalem, in domo Domini ante atrium novum,