Gen Z: 2 Chronicles 20
1So, the Moabites and Ammonites, plus some extra peeps, rolled up on Jehoshaphat for a battle. Major sus vibes.
2Then some folks slid into Jehoshaphat's DMs, like, "Yo, there's a massive squad coming at you from across the sea, chilling in Hazazon-tamar, aka En-gedi."
3Jehoshaphat was shook, so he went to seek the Lord, and called for a fast all over Judah. Straight-up serious.
4Judah pulled up together to ask for help from the Lord; they came from all the cities to vibe with Him.
5Jehoshaphat stood in the crowd of Judah and Jerusalem, in the Lord's house, before the new court, like, "Listen up."
6He said, "Yo, Lord God of our ancestors, aren’t you the one in heaven? Don’t you rule over all these kingdoms? You got the power, no cap, so who can stand against you?"
7"Aren’t you our God who kicked out the people living here before your homie Israel, and gave the land to Abraham’s fam for life?"
8They settled in, and built you a dope sanctuary for your name, saying,
9"If bad stuff hits us, like swords, judgment, or famines, and we stand in this house, in your presence (your name’s here), and shout out to you in our struggles, you’ll hear and help us, right?"
10"And now, look, the kids of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you didn’t let Israel mess with when they dipped outta Egypt, they’re back and we ain’t destroyed them."
11Yo, check it, they’re tryna bounce us from what you gave us to vibe with. Savage move.
12O God, you gon' judge them? We’re kinda weak against this squad rollin’ up on us; we don’t even know what to do, but we’re looking to you, fr.
13And all of Judah pulled up to the Lord, with their fam, kids, and wifeys.
14Then the Spirit of the Lord hit Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, and the vibes were strong in the crowd.
15He said, "Yo, all Judah and peeps of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat, listen up: Don’t be shook or stressed about this big crew; the battle ain’t yours, it’s God’s."
16Tomorrow, slide down to meet them: they’re coming up the cliff of Ziz, and you’ll spot them chillin’ at the brook, right before the wilds of Jeruel.
17You don’t even gotta fight in this one: just chill, stand still, and peep the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: no fear, just go out tomorrow; the Lord’s got your back.
18And Jehoshaphat hit the deck, face to the ground, while all Judah and the Jerusalem squad worshipped the Lord.
19The Levites from the Kohathites and Korhites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with their voices blasting.
20They woke up early and bounced into the Tekoa wilderness: as they were heading out, Jehoshaphat said, "Listen up, Judah and Jerusalem; trust in the Lord your God, and you’ll be solid; trust his prophets, and you’ll level up."
21So, he vibes with the crew and gets some singers to praise the Lord’s holy drip, going out in front of the squad, yelling, "Praise the Lord; His mercy’s forever, no cap."
22Once they started to sing and praise, the Lord dropped some ambush on the Ammonites, Moabites, and those from mount Seir who were coming for Judah; they got wrecked.
23The Ammonites and Moabites were out to straight-up destroy the folks from mount Seir, and after taking them out, they turned on each other, all savage.
24When Judah rolled up to the lookout in the desert, they saw a bunch of dead bodies on the ground, and nobody made it out, fr.
25Jehoshaphat and his squad showed up to grab the loot, finding mad riches and jewels on the dead, more than they could even haul away; they spent three days just collecting the spoils, it was bussin’.
26On day four, they gathered in the valley of Berachah, blessing the Lord, so they named it the valley of Berachah, and it’s still called that today, periodt.
27Then they bounced back, every dude from Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, heading back to Jerusalem all hyped up, 'cause the Lord made them rejoice over their foes.
28They showed up in Jerusalem with psalteries, harps, and trumpets, bringing the vibes to the house of the Lord.
29The fear of God hit all the kingdoms around when they heard the Lord was throwing down against Israel's enemies, no cap.
30So, Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was chill; his God gave him peace all around, lit.
31Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, starting at 35 and ruling for 25 years in Jerusalem. His mom was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. Total vibes.
32He lived like his dad Asa, kept it real, and did what was right in God’s eyes. No cap.
33But the high places were still there, 'cause the people weren’t vibing with the God of their ancestors yet.
34The rest of Jehoshaphat's deeds, both the fire and the flop, are in the book of Jehu, son of Hanani, and in the kings of Israel.
35Later, Jehoshaphat teamed up with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who was totally sus.
36They linked up to make ships for Tarshish, and they built them in Ezion–geber. Bussin' plans.
37Then Eliezer, son of Dodavah from Mareshah, called out Jehoshaphat, saying, "Since you teamed up with Ahaziah, the Lord has wrecked your plans." The ships got wrecked, couldn’t even go to Tarshish. Savage.