2 Chronicles 20:13 (GNV)

Passage

And all Iudah stoode before the Lord with their yong ones, their wiues, and their children.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:11 Behold, I say, they reward vs, in comming to cast vs out of thine inheritance, which thou hast caused vs to inherit.

2 Chronicles 20:12 O our God, wilt thou not iudge them? for there is no strength in vs to stand before this great multitude that commeth against vs, neither doe wee knowe what to doe: but our eyes are toward thee.

2 Chronicles 20:13 And all Iudah stoode before the Lord with their yong ones, their wiues, and their children.

2 Chronicles 20:14 And Iahaziel the sonne of Zechariah the sonne of Benaiah, the sonne of Ieiel, the sonne of Mattaniah, a Leuite of the sonnes of Asaph was there, vpon whome came the Spirite of ye Lord, in the middes of the Congregation.

2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Iudah, and ye inhabitantes of Ierusalem, and thou, King Iehoshaphat: thus saith the Lord vnto you, Feare you not, neither be afraide for this great multitude: for the battel is not yours, but Gods.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iudah", "stoode", "before", "lord", "yong", "ones", "wiues", and "children". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iudah" and "stoode", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "O our God wilt thou not iudge..." into verse 14's "And Iahaziel the sonne of Zechariah the...", so "iudah" and "stoode" 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 "iudah" and "stoode" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.