2 Chronicles 20:5 (ASV)

Passage

And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.

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 20:6 and he said, O Jehovah, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee.

2 Chronicles 20:7 Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehoshaphat", "stood", "assembly", "judah", "jerusalem", "house", "jehovah", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehoshaphat" and "stood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And Judah gathered themselves together to seek..." into verse 6's "and he said O Jehovah the God...", so "jehoshaphat" and "stood" 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 "jehoshaphat" and "stood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.