2 Chronicles 20:13 (DBY)

Passage

And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:11 behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.

2 Chronicles 20:12 Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.

2 Chronicles 20:13 And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.

2 Chronicles 20:14 And upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, upon him came the Spirit of Jehovah, in the midst of the congregation;

2 Chronicles 20:15 and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judah", "stood", "before", "jehovah", "little", "ones", "wives", and "sons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judah" and "stood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Our God wilt thou not judge them..." into verse 14's "And upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah...", so "judah" 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 "judah" and "stood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.