And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
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… and he stood in the assembly and he said listen King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem this is what the Lord says to you do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army for the battle is not yours but God's. Amen. Tomorrow, march down against them. They'll be climbing up by the pass of Ziz and you'll find them at the edge of the gorge in the desert of Jeruel. You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions. Stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid. and do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow and the Lord will be with you. Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. they were desperate. Then some Levites from the Kohathites and the Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. …
… And he said, this is the priest talking now. Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem and you, King Jehoshaphat, thus says the Lord to you, do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours but God's. Can y'all stick a pen right here? Y'all stop worrying about Trump. The battle is not yours, it's the Lord's. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Tomorrow, go down against them. They will surely come up by the ascent of Ziz and you will find them at the end of the brook before the wilderness of Jeruel. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourself. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord who is with you. O Judah and Jerusalem, do not fear or be dismayed. Tomorrow, go out against them for the Lord is with you. Stop. Y'all, somebody about to shout right here while you're in right here. Go ahead, keep going. Go to the next verse. …
… I'm standing in the presence of God because of what Jesus did for me. Don't be afraid and don't be discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God. Get ready to shout. I'm giving you five seconds to warm up. Because the prophet said. Because the word of God said. Because the Bible said. For the battle is not yours, but God's. Verse 16. Tomorrow. It's God's tomorrow, not yours. Tomorrow is God's job. Don't be afraid. Don't run away. Don't turn back. Don't stress about this. Don't pick up the phone. Don't run yourself ragged. This battle is not yours. It belongs to God. Now let's time travel. Verse 16. Tomorrow march down against your enemies, the ones you don't know what to do about, the ones you don't know how to handle, the ones you don't know how to defeat, the ones you don't know how to deal with, the ones you didn't see coming. March against them tomorrow, and they will be climbing up by the pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the desert of Jeruel. …