Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 20:5

"And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;" — 2 Chronicles 20:5 (ASV)

And Jehoshaphat stood. — Compare to 2 Chronicles 6:12–13.

Judah and Jerusalem. — So 2 Chronicles 20:27. Jerusalem is in this way mentioned side by side with the country, as being by far the most important part of it. (See also the headings of Isaiah 1:2)

Before the new court. — This name, “the New Court,” only occurs here. It probably designates the “Great” (2 Chronicles 4:9) or outer court of the Temple, where the people assembled. Jehoshaphat stood facing the people, in front of the entrance to the Court of the Priests. Perhaps the court was called New, as having been recently repaired or enlarged. Syriac and Arabic: “before the new gate.”