Judah’s King Jehoshaphat (r. 873-848) faced an invasion by a coalition of forces from Moab and Ammon and others (2 Chron. 20:1). The text states: “Messengers arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is attacking you from the other side of the Dead Sea, from the direction of Edom. Look, they are in Hazezon Tamar (that is, En Gedi)” (v.2, NET). This location is on the western shore of the Dead Sea, so the enemy was already in Judah’s territory. The text will go on to narrate a great victory which YHWH granted because His people relied upon Him (see the remainder of 2 Chron. 20).
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