1Aftir these thingis the sones of Moab, and the sones of Amon, and with hem of Idumeis, weren gaderid togidere to Josaphat, for to fiyte ayens hym.

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2 Chronicles 19:11, Isaiah 16:6, Psalms 83:5, Psalms 83:8, Isaiah 8:9

2And messangeris camen, and schewiden to Josaphat, seiden, A greet multitude of tho placis that ben biyondis the see, and of Sirie, is comun ayens thee; and, lo! thei stonden in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.

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Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:7, 1 Samuel 23:29, 1 Samuel 23:29, Numbers 34:12

3Forsothe Josaphat was aferd by drede, and `yaf hym silf al for to preye `the Lord, and prechide fastynge to al Juda.

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Daniel 9:3, 2 Chronicles 19:3, Daniel 9:3, 2 Chronicles 19:3, 1 Samuel 7:6

4And Juda was gaderid togidere for to preye the Lord, but also alle men camen fro her citees for to biseche hym.

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Psalms 50:15, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 60:10, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 60:10

5And whanne Josaphat hadde stonde in the myddis of the cumpeny of Juda and of Jerusalem, in the hows of the Lord, bifor the newe large place,

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2 Kings 19:15, 2 Kings 19:19, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 6:12, 2 Chronicles 6:13

6he seide, Lord God of oure fadris, thou art God in heuene, and thou art lord of alle rewmes of folkis; strengthe and power ben in thin hond, `and noon may ayenstonde thee.

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Deuteronomy 4:39, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:12, Deuteronomy 4:39, 1 Chronicles 29:11

7Whether not thou, oure God, hast slayn alle the dwelleris of this lond bifor thi puple Israel, and hast youe it to the seed of Abraham, thi freend, withouten ende?

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James 2:23, Isaiah 41:8, James 2:23, Isaiah 41:8, Psalms 44:2

8And thei dwelliden therynne, and bildiden therinne a seyntuarie to thi name, and seiden,

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2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 6:10, 2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 6:10

9If yuelis comen on vs, the swerd of doom, pestilence, and hungur, we schulen stonde bifor this hows withouten ende in thi siyt, in which hows thi name is clepid, and we schulen crie to thee in oure tribulaciouns; and thou schalt here vs, and schalt make vs saaf.

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2 Chronicles 6:28, 2 Chronicles 6:30, 2 Chronicles 6:28, 2 Chronicles 6:30, 2 Chronicles 6:20

10Now therfor lo! the sones of Amon and of Moab and the hil of Seir, bi whiche thou grauntidist not to the sones of Israel for to passe, whanne thei yeden out of Egipt, but thei bowiden awei fro hem, and killiden not hem,

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Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:4, Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:4

11thei doon ayenward, and enforsen to caste vs out of the possessioun, which thou, oure God, hast youe to vs;

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Psalms 83:3, Psalms 83:12, Psalms 83:3, Psalms 83:12, Psalms 7:4

12therfor whether thou schalt not deme hem? Treuli in vs is not so greet strengthe, that we moun ayenstonde this multitude, that felde yn on vs; but sithen we witen not what we owen to do, we `han oneli this residue, that we dresse oure iyen to thee.

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Psalms 121:1, Psalms 121:2, Psalms 121:1, Psalms 121:2, Psalms 25:15

13Sotheli al Juda stood bifor the Lord, with her litle children and wyues and fre children.

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Jonah 3:5, Ezra 10:1, Acts 21:5, Deuteronomy 29:10, Jonah 3:5

14Forsothe Hiaziel, the sone of Zacarie, sone of Ananye, sone of Hieyel, sone of Machanye, was a dekene, and of the sones of Asaph, on whom the Spirit of the Lord was maad in the myddis of the cumpeny,

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2 Chronicles 15:1, 2 Chronicles 15:1, 2 Chronicles 24:20, 2 Chronicles 24:20, Daniel 9:20

15and he seide, Al Juda, and ye that dwellen in Jerusalem, and thou, king Josaphat, perseyue ye, the Lord seith these thingis to you, Nyle ye drede, nether be ye aferd of this multitude, for it is not youre batel, but Goddis batel.

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2 Chronicles 32:7, 2 Chronicles 32:8, 2 Chronicles 32:7, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Deuteronomy 31:6

16To morewe ye schulen stie `ayens hem; for thei schulen stie bi the side of the hil, `bi name Seys, and ye schulen fynde hem in the hiynesse of the stronde, which is ayens the wildirnesse of Jheruhel.

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17For it schulen not be ye, that schulen fiyte; but oneli stonde ye trustili, and ye schulen se the help of the Lord on you. A! Juda and Jerusalem, nyle ye drede, nether be ye aferd; to morewe ye schulen go out ayens hem, and the Lord schal be with you.

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Exodus 14:13, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 14:14, 2 Chronicles 15:2

18Therfor Josaphat, and Juda, and alle the dwelleris of Jerusalem, felden lowli on the erthe bifor the Lord, and worschypiden hym.

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Exodus 4:31, Exodus 4:31, 2 Chronicles 7:3, 2 Chronicles 7:3, Genesis 24:26

19Forsothe the dekenes of the sones of Caath, and of the sones of Chore, herieden the Lord God of Israel with greet vois an hiy.

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1 Chronicles 23:5, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:22, 1 Chronicles 16:42

20And whanne thei hadden rise eerli, thei yeden not bi the deseert of Thecue; and whanne thei `hadden gon forth, Josaphat stood in the myddis of hem, and seide, Juda and alle the dwelleris of Jerusalem, here ye me; bileue ye in `youre Lord God, and ye schulen be sikur; bileue ye to hise prophetis, and alle prosperitees schulen come.

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John 14:1, John 14:1, John 11:40, Hebrews 11:6, John 11:40

21And he yaf counsel to the puple, and he ordeynede the syngeris of the Lord, that thei schulden herye hym in her cumpanyes, and that thei schulden go bifor the oost, and seie with acordynge vois, Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his merci is `in to the world.

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Psalms 107:1, Psalms 107:1, Psalms 106:1, Psalms 106:1, 2 Chronicles 5:13

22And whanne thei bigunnen to synge heriyngis, the Lord turnede the buyschementis of hem `in to hem silf, that is, of the sones of Amon and of Moab and of the hil of Seir, that yeden out to fiyte ayens Juda; and thei weren slayn.

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1 Samuel 14:20, Ezekiel 38:21, 1 Samuel 14:20, Ezekiel 38:21, Isaiah 19:2

23For whi the sones of Amon and of Moab risiden togidere ayens the dwelleris of the hil of Seir, to sle, and to do awey hem; and whanne thei hadden do this in werk, thei weren `turned also `in to hem silf, and felden doun togidere bi woundis ech of othere.

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1 Samuel 14:20, 1 Samuel 14:20, Judges 7:22, Judges 7:22, Genesis 36:8

24Certis whanne Juda was comun to the denne, that biholdith the wildirnesse, he siy afer al the large cuntrei ful of deed bodies, and that noon was left, that miyte ascape deeth.

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Exodus 14:30, Psalms 110:6, 1 Chronicles 5:22, Isaiah 37:36, Jeremiah 33:5

25Therfor Josaphat cam, and al the puple with hym, to drawe awey the spuylis of deed men, and thei founden among the deed bodies dyuerse purtenaunce of houshold, and clothis, and ful preciouse vessels; and thei rauyischiden in dyuerse maneres, so that thei myyten not bere alle thingis, nether thei myyten take awei the spuylis bi thre daies, for the greetnesse of prey.

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1 Samuel 30:19, 1 Samuel 30:20, 1 Samuel 30:19, 1 Samuel 30:20, Numbers 31:15

26Sotheli in the fourthe dai thei weren gaderid togidere in the valey of Blessyng; `forsothe for thei blessiden the Lord there, thei clepiden that place the valei of Blessyng `til in to present dai.

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Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Exodus 17:15, Isaiah 62:4, Psalms 107:21

27And ech man of Juda turnede ayen, and the dwelleris of Jerusalem, and Josaphat bifor hem, in to Jerusalem with greet gladnesse; for the Lord God hadde youe to hem ioye of her enemyes.

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Nehemiah 12:43, Nehemiah 12:43, Psalms 30:1, Revelation 18:20, Psalms 20:5

28And thei entriden in to Jerusalem with sawtrees, and harpis, and trumpis, in to the hows of the Lord.

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Revelation 14:2, Revelation 14:3, Revelation 14:2, Revelation 14:3, Psalms 92:3

29Forsothe the drede of the Lord felde on alle the rewmes of londis, whanne thei hadden herd, that the Lord hadde fouyte ayens the enemies of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 17:10, Exodus 23:27, 2 Kings 7:6, Exodus 23:27

30And the rewme of Josaphat restide; and the Lord yaf `pees to hym `bi cumpas.

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2 Chronicles 15:15, 2 Chronicles 15:15, 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 14:6

31Therfor Josaphat regnede on Juda; and he was of fyue and thritti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne; sotheli he regnede fyue and twenti yeer in Jerusalem; and the name of his modir was Azuba, the douytir of Selathi.

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1 Kings 22:41, 1 Kings 22:44, 1 Kings 22:41, 1 Kings 22:44

32And he yede in the weie of Asa his fadir, and bowide not fro it, and he dide what euer thingis weren plesaunt bifor the Lord.

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Psalms 18:21, 2 Chronicles 14:2, 2 Chronicles 14:5, Psalms 36:3, 2 Chronicles 14:11

33Netheles he dide not awei hiy thingis; yit the puple hadde not dressid her herte to the Lord God of her fadris.

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2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 19:3, 2 Chronicles 19:3, 2 Chronicles 12:14

34Forsothe the residue of the formere and the laste dedis of Josaphat ben writun in the book of Hieu, the sone of Anany, which he ordeynede in the book of kyngis of Israel.

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1 Kings 16:1, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 1 Kings 16:1, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 1 Kings 16:7

35After these thingis Josaphat, kyng of Juda, made frendschipis with Ocozie, kyng of Israel, whose werkis weren ful yuele;

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1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49, 2 Kings 1:2

36and he was parcener that thei maden schippis, that schulden go in to Tharsis; and thei maden o schip in to Asiongaber.

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1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 10:22, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 10:22

37Sotheli Eliezer, sone of Dodan, of Maresa, profesiede to Josaphat, and seide, For thou haddist boond of pees with Ocozie, the Lord smoot thi werkis; and the schippis ben brokun, and myyten not go in to Tharsis.

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Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 13:20, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 9:21