2 Chronicles 20:29 (DBY)

Passage

And the terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:27 And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, 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 lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.

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

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "terror", "kingdoms", "lands", "heard", "jehovah", "fought", "against", and "enemies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "terror" 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 lutes..." into verse 30's "And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet...", so "terror" 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 "terror" and "kingdoms" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.