2 Chronicles 20:23

2 Chronicles 20:23 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:23

21Jehoshaphat spoke with the people. He chose some musicians to march in front of his army. They sang songs to worship the Lord and to praise him for his holy power. As they marched, they sang, ‘We thank the Lord! His faithful love continues for ever!’ 22As the musicians began to sing, the Lord suddenly made the soldiers of Judah's enemies confused. The soldiers from Ammon and Moab started to attack the soldiers from Edom. They destroyed Edom's army. When they had done that, they started to fight against each other. So they all destroyed one another. 24Judah's soldiers came to a tower from where they could see the desert. They looked at the large army of their enemies. But they could not see any soldier who was still alive! They only saw dead bodies that were lying on the ground. 25So Jehoshaphat and his men went to take things from the dead soldiers. They found a lot of weapons, clothes and other valuable things. They took as many things as they could carry. There were so many things that it took them three days to take them all away.

2 Chronicles 20:23 word by word

וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֧וֹן וּמוֹאָ֛ב עַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר לְהַחֲרִ֣ים וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙ בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר עָזְר֥וּ אִישׁ־בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• and Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• stood upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• against the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · (Mount) SeirH8165
• utterly to slayחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• and destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• and when they had made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• to destroyמַשְׁחִיתmashchîyth · destructionH4889
• anotherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:23

• Genesis 14:6And they won against the Horites in the country of Seir. This was as far as El Paran near the desert.
• Genesis 36:8So Esau went to live in the hills of Seir. He was also called Edom.
• Deuteronomy 2:5Do not attack them at all. I will not give any of their land to you, not even enough ground to put your foot on. I have given the hills around Mount Seir to Esau, for his descendants to live there.
• Joshua 24:4I gave to Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. I gave to Esau the hills of Seir. But Jacob and his sons went down to live in Egypt.
• Ezekiel 35:2‘Son of man, look towards Mount Seir. Then speak my message to warn it.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-30Verses 20-30 Jehoshaphat 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 in shaking times, than a firm belief of the power, and mercy, and promise of God. In all our trust in the Lord, and our praises of him, let us especially look at his everlasting mercy to sinners through Jesus Christ. Never was an army so destroyed as that of the enemy. Thus God often makes…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 20:23

• Edomites
• Faithfulness
• Harp
• Jehoshaphat
• Panic
• Prayer
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Moab
• Seir
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Moab; Moabites
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Moab, Moabite
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Jehoshaphat
• Sanctuary

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings