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This chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingdom of Judah until its destruction by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar and the beginning of restoration under Cyrus the Great of Persia (2 Chronicles 10 to 36). [1] The focus of this chapter (as all chapters from 17 to 20) is the reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. [4]
2 Chronicles 20 recounts a joint attack on Judah by the nations of Moab, Ammon, and Edom in the time of King Jehoshaphat.The king declared a fast to the LORD and prayed for his help before the assembled nation.
Second Chronicles 20:5 states that King Jehoshaphat stood "... in the house of the Lord before the new court." a court identified by the Talmud as the Court of the Women. In contemporary synagogues, this term is used for the area allocated to women for the purpose of prayer.
2 Chronicles chapters 17 to 21 are devoted to the reign of Jehoshaphat. First Kings treats him more briefly: 1 Kings 15:24 [3] mentions him as successor to Asa, and 1 Kings 22:1–50 [4] summarizes the events of his life. The Jerusalem Bible states that "the Chronicler sees Asa as a type of the peaceful, Jehoshaphat of the strong king". [5]
Beracah is a valley mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).It was named the "Valley of Blessings ("blessing" is "Berakhah" in Hebrew) by Jehoshaphat, king of Judah after God’s victory over Moab and Ammon, as is recounted in the Second Book of Chronicles.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Jehoshaphat was the father of King Jehu and the son of Nimshi. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:14 and 2 Chronicles 22:9. There are some points in the Bible that Jehu is called the son of Nimshi only. [1] Amitai Baruchi-Unna suggests that he was Omri's grandson. [2]
A prophet called Eliezer, son of Dodavah, rebuked King Jehoshaphat of Judah for aligning himself with King Ahaziah of Israel. Jehosophat and Ahaziah built ships in Ezion-Geber, which were to sail to Tarshish for trade. According to 2 Chronicles 20:37, the ships sank due to his not relying on God:
He is mentioned in the Books of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles as father, grandfather, or possibly a forebear of Jehu, the king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (compare 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:20; 2 Chronicles 22:7 with 2 Kings 9:2, 14). [1]