1. Later some people came to start a war with Jehoshaphat. They were the Moabites, Ammonites and some Meunites.
2. Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A large army is coming against you from Edom. They are coming from the other side of the Dead Sea. They are already in Hazazon Tamar!” (Hazazon Tamar is also called En Gedi.)
3. Jehoshaphat was afraid. So he decided to ask the Lord what to do. He announced that no one in Judah should eat during this special time of prayer to God.
4. The people of Judah came together to ask the Lord for help. They came from every town in Judah to ask for his help.
5. The people of Judah and Jerusalem met in front of the new courtyard in the Temple of the Lord. Then Jehoshaphat stood up before them.