What was the unusual strategy used by Jehoshaphat to defeat the alliance of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir?
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Correct answer: Appointing singers to praise the Lord at the front of the army
Following the prophecy of Jahaziel, Jehoshaphat told the people to have faith. He appointed singers to go before the army; as they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes, and the enemy nations destroyed one another.
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