2 Chronicles 20:1 (LSB)

Passage

Now it happened after this, that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Ammonites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:1 Now it happened after this, that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Ammonites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 20:2 Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of Aram and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi).”

2 Chronicles 20:3 And Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh, and called for a fast throughout all Judah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "happened", "after", "sons", "moab", "ammon", "together", and "some". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "happened" and "after", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then some came and told Jehoshaphat saying...", so "happened" and "after" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "happened" and "after" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.