2 Chronicles 20:2 KJV

Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.

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Cross References

  • Genesis 14:7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
  • 1 Samuel 23:29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
  • Genesis 14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
  • Numbers 34:12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
  • Joshua 3:16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

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Bible Dictionary

  • JehoshaphatJehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr 11:43).
  • Syria(Heb. Aram), the name in the Old Testament given to the whole country which lay to the north-east of Phoenicia, extending to beyond the...
  • EngediFountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh 15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek 47:10), and nearly...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then there came וַיָּבֹאוּ wayyābōʾww בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • some that told וַיַּגִּידוּ wayyaggîdû נָגַד Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • Jehoshaphat לִיהוֹשָׁפָט lîhôšāpāṭ יְהוֹשָׁפָט Proper name · with preposition
  • saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • There cometh בָּא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • a great רָב rāb רַב Adjective · masculine singular
  • multitude הָמוֹן hāmôn הָמוֹן Noun · masculine singular
  • against thee from beyond עָלֶיךָ ʿālêkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular מֵעֵבֶר mēʿēber עֵבֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • the sea לַיָּם layyām יָם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • on this side Syria מֵאֲרָם mēʾărām אֲרָם Proper name · with preposition
  • and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar וְהִנָּם wĕhinnām Demonstrative · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural בְּחַצְצוֹן bĕḥaṣṣôn חַצְצוֹן תָּמָר Proper name · with preposition תָּמָר tāmār חַצְצוֹן תָּמָר Proper name הִיא hîʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular
  • which is Engedi עֵין ʿên עֵין גֶּדִי Proper name גֶּדִי gedî עֵין גֶּדִי Proper name

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