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The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
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Obedience Brings Divine Peace
All commentators agree that the peace Judah experienced was a direct reward from God for Jehoshaphat's piety and reforms. Charles Ellicott points to this as a real-world example of Proverbs 16:7, which says, 'When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.' The 'fear of the Lord' that fell on the nations was a divine intervention to protect the kingdom as it pursued righteousness.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
JEHOSHAPHAT BECOMES A POWERFUL SOVEREIGN.
The fear of the Lord. — A dread of Jehovah (pachad
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah
Presbyterian
Jehoshaphat found his people generally very ignorant, and therefore endeavoured to have them well taught. The public teaching of the word of God fo…
