2 Chronicles 20:5 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehoshaphat standeth in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:3 And Jehoshaphat feareth, and setteth his face to seek to Jehovah, and proclaimeth a fast over all Judah;

2 Chronicles 20:4 and Judah is gathered to inquire of Jehovah; also, from all the cities of Judah they have come in to seek Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 20:5 And Jehoshaphat standeth in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,

2 Chronicles 20:6 and saith, `O Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not Thou--God in the heavens? yea, Thou art ruling over all kingdoms of the nations, and in Thy hand <FI>is<Fi> power and might, and there is none with Thee to station himself.

2 Chronicles 20:7 `Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehoshaphat", "standeth", "assembly", "judah", "jerusalem", "house", "jehovah", and "front". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehoshaphat" and "standeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "and Judah is gathered to inquire of..." into verse 6's "and saith O Jehovah God of our...", so "jehoshaphat" and "standeth" 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 "jehoshaphat" and "standeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.