2 Chronicles 20:14 (YLT)

Passage

And upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, hath the Spirit of Jehovah been, in the midst of the assembly,

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:12 `O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee <FI>are<Fi> our eyes.'

2 Chronicles 20:13 And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.

2 Chronicles 20:14 And upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, hath the Spirit of Jehovah been, in the midst of the assembly,

2 Chronicles 20:15 and he saith, `Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you <FI>is<Fi> the battle, but for God.

2 Chronicles 20:16 To-morrow, go ye down against them, lo, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, and ye have found them in the end of the valley, the front of the wilderness of Jeruel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "upon", "jahaziel", "zechariah", "benaiah", "jeiel", "mattaniah", and "levite". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And all Judah are standing before Jehovah..." into verse 15's "and he saith Attend all Judah and...", so "Spirit" and "upon" 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 "Spirit" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.