2 Chronicles 20:12
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
Cross-references
In 2 Chronicles 14:11, Asa prays similarly, confessing weakness and relying on God against a multitude — a direct parallel to Jehoshaphat's prayer.
In 2 Chronicles 24:24, Judah is defeated despite a great army because they forsook God — contrasting Jehoshaphat's reliance on God for victory.
Joel 3:12 names the Valley of Jehoshaphat as the site of God's future judgment on nations — directly echoing the historical deliverance here as a type.
In Psalm 141:8, 'My eyes are toward you, O God' matches Jehoshaphat's phrase exactly, expressing the same posture of dependent trust.
In Psalm 123:2, the image of servants looking to their master's hand expands the same metaphor: eyes fixed on God until he shows mercy.
In Psalm 123:1, 'To you I lift up my eyes' is a nearly identical expression to Jehoshaphat's 'our eyes are on you', both addressing God directly.
In Psalm 121:2, help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth, affirming the source Jehoshaphat trusts with his eyes fixed on God.
In Psalm 25:15, 'My eyes are ever toward the Lord' is a direct verbal parallel to Jehoshaphat's declaration of looking to God.
In 2 Kings 6:15, Elisha's servant cries 'What shall we do?' when surrounded, matching Jehoshaphat's 'we do not know what to do' in a similar crisis.
Deuteronomy 32:36 promises God will judge and have compassion when His people's power is gone—matching Jehoshaphat's plea in this verse.
In Psalm 20:7, the contrast between trusting chariots/horses vs trusting God echoes Jehoshaphat's admission of powerlessness and focus on God.
In Psalm 33:16, the king is not saved by a great army — reinforcing Jehoshaphat's confession that they are powerless before the multitude.
In Psalm 108:13, with God we do valiantly and He treads down foes — the outcome Jehoshaphat seeks by fixing his eyes on God.
In 1 Chronicles 5:20, the tribes cried to God in battle and were heard because they trusted — a direct parallel to Jehoshaphat's prayer of trust here.
In Isaiah 45:22, God calls all to look to Him for salvation — Jehoshaphat's 'our eyes are on you' is that very turning.
In Isaiah 50:10, those walking in darkness are told to trust God — Jehoshaphat does exactly that, not knowing what to do but eyes on God.
In Deuteronomy 20:1, God commands not to fear larger armies — Jehoshaphat's prayer here echoes that same scenario of overwhelming odds.
In Genesis 32:9, Jacob similarly prays to God in fear of his enemy Esau, claiming God's promise — a parallel of humble dependence.
In Jonah 2:4, Jonah also declares his eyes are toward God's temple amid distress — a parallel expression of reliant hope when facing impossible odds.