KJV King James Version
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
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2 Chronicles 20:21
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
WEB World English Bible
When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.
ASV American Standard Version
And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he taketh counsel with the people, and appointeth singers to Jehovah, and those giving praise to the honour of holiness, in the going out before the armed men, and saying, ‘Give ye thanks to Jehovah, for to the age is His kindness.’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 20
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with [his] face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy [them]: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they [were] dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
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וַיִּוָּעַץ֙H3289 · ya.atsto adviseאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דH5975 · a.madto stand: standמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙H7891 · shirto singלַיהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםH1984 · ha.lalto shineלְהַדְרַת־H1927 · ha.da.rahadornmentקֹ֑דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessבְּצֵאת֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהֶֽחָל֔וּץH2502 · cha.latsto rescueוְאֹֽמְרִים֙H559 · a.marto sayהוֹד֣וּH3034 · ya.dahto give thanksלַיהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforלְעוֹלָ֖םH5769 · o.lamforever: enduringחַסְדּֽוֹ׃H2617 · che.sedkindness
Cross-references
Psalm 107:1O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.Psalm 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.2 Chronicles 5:13It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers [were] as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up [their] voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: that [then] the house was filled with a cloud, [even] the house of the LORD;1 Chronicles 16:34O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.1 Chronicles 16:29Give unto the LORD the glory [due] unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.Psalm 29:2Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.Ezra 3:10-11And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.Jeremiah 33:11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.2 Chronicles 7:3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.2 Chronicles 7:6And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.2 Chronicles 29:25-30And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.1 Chronicles 13:1-2And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, [and] with every leader.Psalm 90:17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.Psalm 96:9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.Nehemiah 12:27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.Psalm 136:1-26O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.2 Chronicles 30:21And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, [singing] with loud instruments unto the LORD.Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers [there is] safety.
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