2 Chronicles 20:29 (DRB)

Passage

And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:27 And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28 And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30 And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old, when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fear", "lord", "fell", "upon", "kingdoms", "lands", and "heard". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fear" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries..." into verse 30's "And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet...", so "fear" and "lord" 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 "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.