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.