se who built this his temple had prayed, that he would protect that
city, and take vengeance on those that were so bold as to come against
it]; for they are come to take from us that land which thou hast given
us for a possession. When he had prayed thus, he fell into tears; and
the whole multitude, together with their wives and children, made their
supplications also: upon which a certain prophet, Jahaziel by name, came
into the midst of the assembly, and cried out, and spake both to the
multitude and to the king, that God heard their prayers, and promised
to fight against their enemies. He also gave order that the king should
draw his forces out the next day, for that he should find them between
Jerusalem and the ascent of Engedi, at a place called The Eminence, and
that he should not fight against them, but only stand still, and see how
God would fight against them. When the prophet had said this, both the
king and the multitude fell upon their faces, and gave thanks to God,
and worshipped him; and the Levites continued singing hymns to God with
their instruments of music.

3. As soon as it was day, and the king was come into that wilderness
which is under the city of Tekoa, he said to the multitude, "that
they ought to give credit to what the prophet had said, and not to set
themselves in array for fighting; but to set the priests with their
trumpets, and the Levites with the singers of hymns, to give thanks to
God, as having already delivered our country from our enemies." This
opinion of the king pleased [the people], and they did what he advised
them to do. So God caused a terror and a commotion to arise among the
Ammonites, who thought one another to be enemies, and slew one another,
insomuch that not one man out of so great an army escaped; and when
Jehoshaphat looked upon that valley wherein their enemies had been
encamped, and saw it full of dead men, he rejoiced at so surprising an
event, as was this assistance of God, while he himself by his own power,
and without their labor, had given them the victory. He also gave his
army leave to take the prey of the enemy's camp, and to spoil their dead
bodies; and indeed so they did for three days together, till they were
weary, so great was the number of the slain; and on the fourth day, all
the people were gathered together unto a certain hollow place or valley,
and blessed God for his power and assistance, from which the place had
this name given it, the Valley of