Jahaziel

14Then the Spirit of the LORD came on a man named Jahaziel. He was standing in the middle of the crowd. He was a Levite, one of the men who served in God's house. He came from Asaph's family. He was the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah.

Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

NoteThe Spirit of the LORD coming on someone meant God gave that person a message. Asaph's family were the singers who led music at God's house.

15He said, "Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem. Listen, King Jehoshaphat. Here is what the LORD says. Do not be afraid. Do not lose heart because this army is so big. This battle is not yours. It is God's."

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

16"Tomorrow, march down to meet them. They will come up the road called the Pass of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, near the empty land of Jeruel."

To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

NoteA pass is a narrow road that climbs up between hills. The empty land was dry ground with no towns and few people.

17"You will not need to fight this battle. Take your places and stand still. Watch the LORD save you, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid. Do not lose heart. Go out to meet them tomorrow. The LORD will be with you."

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

18Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. All the people of Judah and Jerusalem bowed down too. They worshiped the LORD.

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.

19Then some of the Levites stood up. They were from the families of Kohath and Korah. They praised the LORD, the God of Israel, in a very loud voice.

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.

NoteKohath and Korah were two family groups among the Levites. Each family had its own job at God's house.