2 Chronicles 20:29

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“And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.”

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BSBPD

“And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah hath fought with the enemies of Israel,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 20:29 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 35:5As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
  2. Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
  3. Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
  4. Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
  5. Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
  6. Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
  7. Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
  8. Joshua 9:9“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
  9. 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 14:13Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
  11. 2 Chronicles 14:14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
  12. 2 Chronicles 17:10And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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