Bible Cross References
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
Psalm 76:1-5
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God is known in Judah; his name is honored in Israel.
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He has his home in Jerusalem; he lives on Mount Zion.
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There he broke the arrows of the enemy, their shields and swords, yes, all their weapons.
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How glorious you are, O God! How majestic, as you return from the mountains where you defeated your foes.
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Their brave soldiers have been stripped of all they had and now are sleeping the sleep of death; all their strength and skill was useless.
Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken, never be moved.
2 Chronicles 12:7
When the LORD saw this, he spoke again to Shemaiah and said to him, "Because they admit their sin, I will not destroy them. But when Shishak attacks, they will barely survive. Jerusalem will not feel the full force of my anger,
2 Chronicles 14:9-15
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An Ethiopian named Zerah invaded Judah with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots and advanced as far as Mareshah.
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Asa went out to fight him, and both sides took up their positions at Zephathah Valley near Mareshah.
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Asa prayed to the LORD his God, "O LORD, you can help a weak army as easily as a powerful one. Help us now, O LORD our God, because we are relying on you, and in your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. LORD, you are our God; no one can hope to defeat you."
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The LORD defeated the Ethiopian army when Asa and the Judean army attacked them. They fled,
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and Asa and his troops pursued them as far as Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians were killed that the army was unable to rally and fight. They were overpowered by the LORD and his army, and the army took large amounts of loot.
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Then they were able to destroy the cities in the area around Gerar, because the people there were terrified of the LORD. The army plundered all those cities and captured large amounts of loot.
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They also attacked the camps of some shepherds, capturing large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 20:1-37
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Some time later the armies of Moab and Ammon, together with their allies, the Meunites, invaded Judah.
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Some messengers came and announced to King Jehoshaphat: "A large army from Edom has come from the other side of the Dead Sea to attack you. They have already captured Hazazon Tamar." (This is another name for Engedi.)
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Jehoshaphat was frightened and prayed to the LORD for guidance. Then he gave orders for a fast to be observed throughout the country.
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From every city of Judah people hurried to Jerusalem to ask the LORD for guidance,
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and they and the people of Jerusalem gathered in the new courtyard of the Temple. King Jehoshaphat went and stood before them
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and prayed aloud, "O LORD God of our ancestors, you rule in heaven over all the nations of the world. You are powerful and mighty, and no one can oppose you.
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You are our God. When your people Israel moved into this land, you drove out the people who were living here and gave the land to the descendants of Abraham, your friend, to be theirs forever.
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They have lived here and have built a temple to honor you, knowing
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that if any disaster struck them to punish them---a war, an epidemic, or a famine---then they could come and stand in front of this Temple where you are worshiped. They could pray to you in their trouble, and you would hear them and rescue them.
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"Now the people of Ammon, Moab, and Edom have attacked us. When our ancestors came out of Egypt, you did not allow them to enter those lands, so our ancestors went around them and did not destroy them.
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This is how they repay us---they come to drive us out of the land that you gave us.
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You are our God! Punish them, for we are helpless in the face of this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help."
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All the men of Judah, with their wives and children, were standing there at the Temple.
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The spirit of the LORD came upon a Levite who was present in the crowd. His name was Jahaziel son of Zechariah; he was a member of the clan of Asaph and was descended from Asaph through Mattaniah, Jeiel, and Benaiah.
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Jahaziel said, "Your Majesty and all you people of Judah and Jerusalem, the LORD says that you must not be discouraged or be afraid to face this large army. The battle depends on God, not on you.
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Attack them tomorrow as they come up the pass at Ziz. You will meet them at the end of the valley that leads to the wild country near Jeruel.
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You will not have to fight this battle. Just take up your positions and wait; you will see the LORD give you victory. People of Judah and Jerusalem, do not hesitate or be afraid. Go out to battle, and the LORD will be with you!"
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Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low, with his face touching the ground, and all the people bowed with him and worshiped the LORD.
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The members of the Levite clans of Kohath and Korah stood up and with a loud shout praised the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Early the next morning the people went out to the wild country near Tekoa. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat addressed them with these words: "People of Judah and Jerusalem! Put your trust in the LORD your God, and you will stand your ground. Believe what his prophets tell you, and you will succeed."
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After consulting with the people, the king ordered some musicians to put on the robes they wore on sacred occasions and to march ahead of the army, singing: "Praise the LORD! His love is eternal!"
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When they began to sing, the LORD threw the invading armies into a panic.
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The Ammonites and the Moabites attacked the Edomite army and completely destroyed it, and then they turned on each other in savage fighting.
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When the Judean army reached a tower that was in the desert, they looked toward the enemy and saw that they were all lying on the ground dead. Not one had escaped.
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Jehoshaphat and his troops moved in to take the loot, and they found many cattle, supplies, clothing, and other valuable objects. They spent three days gathering the loot, but there was so much that they could not take everything.
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On the fourth day they assembled in Beracah Valley and praised the LORD for all he had done. That is why the valley is called "Beracah."
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Jehoshaphat led his troops back to Jerusalem in triumph, because the LORD had defeated their enemies.
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When they reached the city, they marched to the Temple to the music of harps and trumpets.
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Every nation that heard how the LORD had defeated Israel's enemies was terrified,
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so Jehoshaphat ruled in peace, and God gave him security on every side.
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Jehoshaphat had become king of Judah at the age of thirty-five and had ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
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Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of the LORD;
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but the pagan places of worship were not destroyed. The people still did not turn wholeheartedly to the worship of the God of their ancestors.
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Everything else that Jehoshaphat did, from the beginning of his reign to its end, is recorded in The History of Jehu Son of Hanani,which is a part of The History of the Kings of Israel.
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At one time King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did many wicked things.
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At the port of Eziongeber they built ocean-going ships.
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But Eliezer son of Dodavahu, from the town of Mareshah, warned Jehoshaphat, "Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have built." And the ships were wrecked and never sailed.
Isaiah 4:5
Then over Mount Zion and over all who are gathered there, the LORD will send a cloud in the daytime and smoke and a bright flame at night. God's glory will cover and protect the whole city.
Isaiah 4:6
His glory will shade the city from the heat of the day and make it a place of safety, sheltered from the rain and storm.
Isaiah 37:33-36
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"And this is what the LORD has said about the Assyrian emperor: 'He will not enter this city or shoot a single arrow against it. No soldiers with shields will come near the city, and no siege mounds will be built around it.
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He will go back by the same road he came, without entering this city. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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I will defend this city and protect it, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.' "
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An angel of the LORD went to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 soldiers. At dawn the next day there they lay, all dead!
Zechariah 2:4
The first one said to the other, "Run and tell that young man with the measuring line that there are going to be so many people and so much livestock in Jerusalem that it will be too big to have walls.
Zechariah 2:5
The LORD has promised that he himself will be a wall of fire around the city to protect it and that he will live there in all his glory."