4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.
4 The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.
4 And Judah assembled to seek help from the Lord; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.
4 The country of Judah united in seeking God's help - they came from all the cities of Judah to pray to God.
4 So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.
4 So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the Lord 's help.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 20:4
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13
(Read 2 Chronicles 20:1-13)
In all dangers, public or personal, our first business should be to seek help from God. Hence the advantage of days for national fasting and prayer. From the first to the last of our seeking the Lord, we must approach him with humiliation for our sins, trusting only in his mercy and power. Jehoshaphat acknowledges the sovereign dominion of the Divine Providence. Lord, exert it on our behalf. Whom should we seek to, whom should we trust to for relief, but the God we have chosen and served. Those that use what they have for God, may comfortably hope he will secure it to them. Every true believer is a son of Abraham, a friend of God; with such the everlasting covenant is established, to such every promise belongs. We are assured of God's love, by his dwelling in human nature in the person of the Saviour. Jehoshaphat mentions the temple, as a token of God's favourable presence. He pleads the injustice of his enemies. We may well appeal to God against those that render us evil for good. Though he had a great army, he said, We have no might without thee; we rely upon thee.