2 Chronicles 20:29 (ASV)

Passage

And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fear", "kingdoms", "countries", "heard", "jehovah", "fought", "against", and "enemies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fear" and "kingdoms", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries..." into verse 30's "So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet...", so "fear" and "kingdoms" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fear" and "kingdoms" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.