2 Chronicles 32:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

An arm

Job 40:9

Jeremiah 17:5

1 John 4:4

With us

2 Timothy 4:17

To fight

2 Chronicles 20:15

Deuteronomy 20:1

Joshua 10:42

Rested

2 Chronicles 32:15

2 Chronicles 20:20

Isaiah 36:18

Upon the words

Proverbs 12:25

General references

1 Kings 8:57

Bible References

An arm

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

With us

And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I have much people in this city.

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

To fight

and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Rested

Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you after this manner, neither believe ye him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?

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 Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Upon the words

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

General references

Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;