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the Spirit of Yahweh came on

This is an idiom which means that the spirit of God influenced Jahaziel and enabled him to prophesy. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 15:1 (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

Jahaziel ... Zechariah ... Benaiah ... Jeiel ... Mattaniah ... Asaph

These are the names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem

Here "Judah" refers to the people who live there. AT: "all you who live in Judah and Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

for the battle does not belong to you, but to God

This means that God is in control of the battle and of what happens.

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