2 Chronicles 20:8

And they dwelt therein,.... From ages past, hitherto, since it was first given them, and they were put into the possession of it:

and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name; a temple for…

Jehoshaphat’s appeal is threefold: (1) to God omnipotent 2Ch 20:6; (2) to “our God;” (3) the God especially “of this house” the temple. 2Ch 20:7 Abraham thy friend - Historically, this is the first…

Therein for thy name - "For the name of thy Word." - Targum.

We left Jehoshaphat, in the foregoing chapter, well employed in reforming his kingdom and providing for the due administration of justice and support of religion in it, and expected nothing but to…