2 Chronicles 20:23 KJV

For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

Matthew Henry

  • The thanksgiving of JudahJehoshaphat exhorted his troops to firm faith in God. Faith inspires a man with true courage; nor will any thing help more to the establishing of the heart...

Cross References

  • Judges 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.
  • 1 Samuel 14:20 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
  • Genesis 14:6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
  • Genesis 36:8–9 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. …
  • Deuteronomy 2:5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

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Topics

  • Ammonites Defeated by the Israelites
  • Armies Jehoshaphat’s victories
  • Edomites The Lord delivers the army of, into the hands of Jehoshaphat
  • Faithfulness Jehoshaphat
  • God Providence of

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Bible Dictionary

  • AmmonAnother form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps 83:7).
  • MoabThe seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen 19:37), of incestuous birth.
  • SeirRough; hairy. (1.) A Horite; one of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen 36:20–30).

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Ammon עַמּוֹן ʿammôn עַמּוֹן Proper name
  • and Moab וּמוֹאָב ûmôʾāb מוֹאָב Proper name · with and
  • stood up וַיַּעַמְדוּ wayyaʿamdû עָמַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • against the inhabitants עַל ʿal Preposition יֹשְׁבֵי yōšĕbê יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
  • of mount הַר har הַר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • Seir שֵׂעִיר śēʿîr שֵׂעִיר Proper name
  • utterly to slay לְהַחֲרִים lĕhaḥărîm חָרַם Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
  • and destroy וּלְהַשְׁמִיד ûlĕhašmîd שָׁמַד Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with and, preposition
  • and when they had made an end וּכְכַלּוֹתָם ûkĕkallôtām כָּלָה Verb · piel infinitive construct · with and, preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • of the inhabitants בְּיוֹשְׁבֵי bĕyôšĕbê יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of Seir שֵׂעִיר śēʿîr שֵׂעִיר Proper name
  • every one אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
  • helped עָזְרוּ ʿāzĕrû עָזַר Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • to destroy לְמַשְׁחִית lĕmašḥît מַשְׁחִית Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • another בְּרֵעֵהוּ bĕrēʿēhû רֵעַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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