Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Chronicles 20

2 Chronicles 20:1 (a) That is, which conterfaited the Ammonites in langage & apparel. The Hebrews think that they were the Amalekites, but as my appeare by the {20 verse}, they were the Idumeans of mount Seir.

2 Chronicles 20:2 (b) Called the dead sea where God destroyed the fiue cities for ???

2 Chronicles 20:3 (!) Jehoshaphat and the people pray vnto the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:3 (c) This declareth what the feare of the godlie is which is as a pricke to stirre them to prayer, and to depend on the Lord, where as it moueth the wicked ether to seke after worldly meanes & policies or els to fall into despaire.

2 Chronicles 20:7 (d) He groundeth his prayer vpon Gods power, whereby he is able to helpe, and also on his mercie, which he wil contineu toward his, for as muche as he hathe once chosen them and begonne to shewe his graces towarde them.

2 Chronicles 20:9 (e) Meaning, warre which commeth by Gods juste judgements for our sinnes.

2 Chronicles 20:9 (f) That is, it is here called vpon, and thou declarest thy presence and sauour.

2 Chronicles 20:12 (g) We onely put our trust in thee and waite for our deliuerance from heauen.

2 Chronicles 20:13 (h) That is, before the Arke of the couenant.

2 Chronicles 20:14 (i) Which was moued by the Spirit of God to prophecie.

2 Chronicles 20:15 (k) They fight against God & not against you: therefore he wil fight for you.

2 Chronicles 20:17 (/) Or, deliuerance.

2 Chronicles 20:18 (l) Declaring his faith and obedience to the worde of the Lord, and giuing thankes for the deliuerance promised.

2 Chronicles 20:20 (m) Giue credit to their wordes and doctrine.

2 Chronicles 20:21 (n) This was psalme of thankes giuing, which they vsed communely to sing when they praised the Lord for his benefites, and was made by Dauid, {Psal. 136}

2 Chronicles 20:22 (o) Meaning, the Idumeans, which dwelt in mount Seir.

2 Chronicles 20:22 (!) The maruelous victorie that the Lord gaue him against his enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:23 (p) Thus the Lord according to Jehoshaphats praier declared his power, when he deliuered his by causing their enemies to kil one another.

2 Chronicles 20:26 (q) To guive thankes to the Lord for the victorie: and therefore the valley was called Berachah, that is, blessing or thankes giuing, which was also called the valley of Jehoshaphat, {Joel 3,2} & {12}, because the Lord judged the enemies according to Jehoshaphats praier.

2 Chronicles 20:29 (r) He declareth hereby, that the workes of God bring euer comforte or deliuerance to his, & feare or destruction to his enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:30 (!) His reign and actes.

2 Chronicles 20:32 (s) Meaning, in his vertues & those waies, wherein he followed God.

2 Chronicles 20:33 (t) If the great care and diligence of this good King was not able vtterly to abolish all superstition & idolatrie out of this people. but that they wolde stil reteine their filth and idolatrie, how muche lesse are they able to reforme euil, which haue litle zeal, or not suche as he had thogh herein he was not to be excused?

2 Chronicles 20:37 (u) Thus God wolde not haue his to joyne in societie with idolaters & wicked men.