The foe, a mighty multitude,
In full array appeared;
The king of Judah’s host was weak,
But he Jehovah feared,
And so his army ushered forth
Behind a vanguard small
And ill-prepared the foe to meet—
Non-fighters were they all.
But as they played their part for God,
He made their cause His own,
And victory gave by miracle—-
Their foes were all o’erthrown.
What war does this describe? What
was the part played by the non-fighting army?