"The LORDwill fightfor you while you keepsilent."
and he said,"Listen,allJudahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalemand KingJehoshaphat:thussaysthe LORDto you, 'Do not fearor be dismayedbecauseof thisgreatmultitude,for the battleis not yours but God's.
You [need] not fightin this[battle]; stationyourselves, standand seethe salvationof the LORDon your behalf,O Judahand Jerusalem.'Do not fearor be dismayed;tomorrowgoout to facethem, for the LORDis with you."
And the dreadof Godwas on allthe kingdomsof the landswhen they heardthat the LORDhad foughtagainstthe enemiesof Israel.
When I saw[their fear], I roseand spoketo the nobles,the officialsand the restof the people:"Do not be afraidof them; rememberthe Lordwho is greatand awesome,and fightfor your brothers,your sons,your daughters,your wivesand your houses."
"At whateverplaceyou hearthe soundof the trumpet,rallyto us there.Our Godwill fightfor us."
"You dividedthe seabeforethem, So they passedthrough the midstof the seaon dryground;And their pursuersYou hurledinto the depths,Likea stoneinto ragingwaters.
Contend,O LORD,with those who contendwith me; Fightagainstthose who fightagainst me.
May our Godcomeand not keepsilence;FiredevoursbeforeHim, And it is verytempestuousaroundHim.
O God,do not remain quiet;Do not be silentand, O God,do not be still.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Whyare you cryingout to Me? Tellthe sonsof Israelto goforward.
He caused their chariotwheelsto swerve,and He made them drivewith difficulty;so the Egyptianssaid,"Let us fleefrom Israel,for the LORDis fightingfor them against the Egyptians."
"The LORDis a warrior;The LORDis His name.
For thusthe LordGOD,the HolyOneof Israel,has said,"In repentanceand restyou will be saved,In quietnessand trustis your strength."But you were not willing,
[It is] goodthat he waitssilentlyFor the salvationof the LORD.
The LORDyour Godwho goesbeforeyou will Himselffighton your behalf, justas He didfor you in Egyptbefore your eyes,
for the LORDyour Godis the one who goeswith you, to fightfor you againstyour enemies,to saveyou.'
Do not fearthem, for the LORDyour Godis the one fightingfor you.'
And the LORDconfoundedthem beforeIsrael,and He slewthem with a greatslaughterat Gibeon,and pursuedthem by the wayof the ascentof Beth-horonand struckthem as faras Azekahand Makkedah.
There was nodaylike that beforeit or afterit, when the LORDlistenedto the voiceof a man;for the LORDfoughtfor Israel.
Joshuacapturedallthesekingsand their landsat onetime,becausethe LORD,the Godof Israel,foughtfor Israel.
"Oneof your menputsto flighta thousand,for the LORDyour Godis He who fightsfor you, justas He promisedyou.
"And you have seenallthat the LORDyour Godhas doneto allthesenationsbecauseof you, for the LORDyour Godis He who has been fightingfor you.
"The starsfoughtfrom heaven,From their coursesthey foughtagainstSisera.
The Philistineswere afraid,for they said,"Godhas comeinto the camp."And they said,"Woeto us! For nothinglike thishas happenedbefore.
