2 Chronicles 20:30

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

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וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט

shâqaṭ

H8252

“and · to be quiet”

Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Feminine, Singular

Appears 42× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Joshua 11:23

Full BDB Definition

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT: 2453

to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed - (Qal) - to be quiet, be undisturbed - to be at peace (of land) - to be quiet, be inactive - (Hiphil) - to show quietness - quietness, display of quietness (substantive) - to quiet, be quiet - to cause quietness, pacify, allay

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

7: words
6: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Shared distinctive vocabulary

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט to be quiet H8252 occurs in 41 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

2 verbs
4 nouns
1 preposition

Verb forms

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט Qal · Sequential Imperfect
וַיָּ֧נַֽח Hiphil · Sequential Imperfect

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 15 words from the Hebrew and 16 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

In the original languages it is 7 Hebrew tokens and 12 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to 2 Chronicles 20:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

2 Chronicles 15:15 All Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yahweh gave them rest round about.
2 Chronicles 14:6–7 He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
Joshua 23:1 It happened after many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;
2 Samuel 7:1 It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
Job 34:29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man:
Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew 2 Chronicles 20:30 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט וַיָּ֧נַֽח ל֦וֹ אֱלֹהָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 2 Chronicles 20:30 Septuagint · lemma form

καί εἰρηνεύω ὁ βασιλεία ιωσαφατ καί καταπαύω αὐτός ὁ θεός αὐτός κυκλόθεν

And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on 2 Chronicles 20:30 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →

Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

2Ch 20:30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

Ver. 30. For his God gave him rest.] "It is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble his: and to them who are troubled, rest," if not afore, yet at least "when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven," &c. {2Th 1:6-7}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Biblical Illustrator

Joseph S. Exell

2Ch_20:30-34

So the reign of Jehoshaphat was quiet.

The character of Jehoshaphat

I. Jehoshaphat is not unlike Hezekiah and Josiah.

II. His personal character seems to have had very distinctive features in it.

III. He was distinguished for his simple and yet profound reliance on God.

IV. The religion of most persons of great power and position--such as those possessed by Jehoshaphat--is usually reserved, and anything but childlike. Conclusion: The practical bearing of this study is that there are many in whom the possession and exercise of great powers, which are usually called worldly, are not by any means inconsistent with the most humble and sincere piety. (E. Monro.)

The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(30) So the realm of Jehoshaphat.—The same is said of Asa’s kingdom (2Ch_14:5-6; 2Ch_15:15). (Comp. the similar notices in Judges of the rest which followed upon the overthrow of a national enemy, e.g., Jdg_3:30.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet,.... Both within and without; they were at peace among themselves, and none from abroad dared to molest them:

for his God gave him rest round about; from all his enemies; the Targum has it, the Word of his God; and so, in the preceding verse, the Word of the Lord fought; and in Ch2 20:28 the Word of the Lord made them rejoice.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

The Pulpit Commentary

His God gave him rest. (so see 2Ch_15:15)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Lesson kit

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2 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 7 words (6 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is shâqaṭ (“to be quiet”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

The word shâqaṭ carries the sense “to be quiet.” How does it shape the verse?
How does Joshua 11:23, which shares the word «to be quiet», read alongside this verse?
The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
«וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט» is a Qal Sequential Imperfect verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?
Compare how Trapp's Complete Commentary and The Biblical Illustrator read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

Things to notice

This verse counts 7 Hebrew ↔ 12 Greek words.
These translations choose different wording for 6 words in this verse.
6 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 7 words in this verse.