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

Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?

Thus says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.

You are of God, 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 himself is with us as our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight not against the LORD God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with you to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on you, and in your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.

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

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nothing; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

For I am with you, and no man shall set on you to hurt you: for I have many people in this city.

However the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

To fight

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

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, and chariots, and a people more than you, be not afraid of them: for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

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

Rested

Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way, neither yet believe 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 you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper.

Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Has 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 man makes him stoop: but a good word makes him glad.

General references

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