Text: 2 Chronicles 20:17
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 14:13
Subject: divine victory
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Analogy + Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Exodus 14:13 commands Israel to "stand firm" (הִתְיַצְּבוּ, hityatsvu) and watch God's deliverance at the Red Sea, and 2 Chronicles 20:17 echoes this with nearly identical language: "Take your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD" (הִתְיַצְּבוּ עִמְדוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת יְהוָה). The verbal parallel is striking—both use הִתְיַצֵּב (hityatsev, "station/position oneself") followed by the imperative to "see" (רְאוּ) God's salvation (יְשׁוּעָה, yeshu'ah). Jehoshaphat's confrontation with Moab and Ammon is thus framed as a new Red Sea moment, where human passivity and divine action combine to demonstrate that Israel's wars are ultimately the LORD's battles.