4. So Judah gathered together to seek help from the Lord; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the Lord.
5. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,
6. and he said, "O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? And are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.
7. Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?
8. They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,