2 Chronicles 20:3 meaning and explanation
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
2 Chronicles 20:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Jehoshaphat has just been told that a coalition of Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites is marching against Judah, and the report leaves him afraid. Rather than turning first to diplomacy or to his own army, the king "set his face" to seek the LORD, a phrase that suggests deliberate, fixed resolve, and he called a fast across all Judah.
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