Then the LORDwill goforthand fightagainst thosenations,as whenHe fightson a dayof battle.
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.
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."
And the multitudeof allthe nationswho wagewaragainstAriel,Even allwho wagewaragainst her and her stronghold,and who distressher, Will be like a dream,a visionof the night.
I will gatherallthe nationsAnd bringthem downto the valleyof Jehoshaphat.Then I will enterinto judgmentwith them thereOn behalfof My peopleand My inheritance,Israel,Whomthey have scatteredamong the nations;And they have dividedup My land.
"Behold,I am going to dealat that timeWith allyour oppressors,I will savethe lameAnd gatherthe outcast,And I will turntheir shameinto praiseand renownIn allthe earth.
"And in that dayI will setaboutto destroyallthe nationsthat comeagainstJerusalem.
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.
