Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

Bible References

The lord

2 Chronicles 26:7
God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabs who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.
Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience],
And He rescues [each of] them.
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable],
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Psalm 94:17

If the Lord had not been my help,
I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.
Psalm 118:13

You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lord helped me.

God moved them

Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lord stirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
Ezra 7:27
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers [said Ezra], who put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn and glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
Nehemiah 1:11
Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].”

For I was cupbearer to the king [of Persia].
Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it whichever way He wishes.