Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 20:5
Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jehoshaphat stands before the gathered assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the temple courtyard after the people have come from their cities to seek the LORD.
The words — The verb וַיַּעֲמֹד (va.ya'amed) marks a deliberate, formal standing, while לִפְנֵי (lifnei) locates him spatially before the new courtyard of the house of the LORD.
The thread — This posture of public standing before the assembly in the temple appears in 2 Chronicles 6:12 and 34:31, and parallels Hezekiah’s prayer posture in 2 Kings 19:15.
Why it lands — The text places the king physically among the gathered community before God, requiring a deliberate pause for corporate reliance rather than private action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court,
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 19:15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
- 2 Chronicles 6:12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
- 2 Chronicles 34:31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.