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2 Chronicles 20:27

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

KJV

Reversusque est omnis vir Juda, et habitatores Jerusalem, et Josaphat ante eos, in Jerusalem cum lætitia magna, eo quod dedisset eis Dominus gaudium de inimicis suis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ἰούδα εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ Ἰωσαφὰτ ἡγούμενος αὐτῶν ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ μεγάλῃ, ὅτι εὔφραινεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν.

LXX

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

ASV

וַ֠/יָּשֻׁבוּ כָּל אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֤ה וִֽ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וִֽ/יהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט בְּ/רֹאשָׁ֔/ם לָ/שׁ֥וּב אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּֽי שִׂמְּחָ֥/ם יְהוָ֖ה מֵֽ/אוֹיְבֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahJehoshaphatJudah

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
י
y
verb · 282×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
yhvshpt
proper_noun · 82×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שִׂמְחָֽה
shmchh
noun · 93×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 30:29 — Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
  • Neh 12:43 — Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
  • Neh 12:43 — Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
  • Ps 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
  • Ps 100:2 — Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.