2 Chronicles 20:29 (GNV)

Passage

And the feare of God was vpon all the kingdomes of the earth, whe they had heard that the Lord had fought against ye enemies of Israel.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:27 Then euery man of Iudah and Ierusalem returned with Iehoshaphat their head, to goe againe to Ierusalem with ioy: for the Lord had made them to reioyce ouer their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28 And they came to Ierusalem with viols and with harpes, and with trumpets, euen vnto the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:29 And the feare of God was vpon all the kingdomes of the earth, whe they had heard that the Lord had fought against ye enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30 So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Iehoshaphat reigned ouer Iudah, and was fiue and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne: and reigned fiue and twentie yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feare", "vpon", "kingdomes", "earth", "heard", "lord", "fought", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "feare" and "vpon", 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 Ierusalem with viols..." into verse 30's "So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet...", so "feare" and "vpon" 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 "feare" and "vpon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.