²¹ After he consulted with the people, he appointed singers to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness,^[a] as they went out ahead of the army, singing:

²² At the time when they began the jubilant songs of praise to the Lord, he set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were marching against Judah, and they were routed,