This passage is often misinterpreted as a universal prosperity formula guaranteeing material wealth or success to anyone who blindly follows modern preachers or self-proclaimed prophets, detached from its historical context of God's specific covenant promise to Israel during a prophetic battle oracle; it is also wrongly twisted to promote a 'faith alone' prosperity gospel ignoring repentance, obedience, or alignment with God's broader redemptive purposes, reducing divine assurance to personal gain rather than covenant faithfulness amid judgment on enemies.
II Chronicles 20:20
King James Version (1769)
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
King Jehoshaphat exhorts the people of Judah to trust firmly in the Lord their God for stability and security, and to heed His prophets for success and prosperity, spoken as they march against overwhelming enemies without fighting, relying solely on God's promise of victory through prophetic word; this underscores that genuine faith in Yahweh and obedience to His revealed will brings divine establishment and triumph in dire circumstances.