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

21When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, “Give thanks to the Lord, for His faithfulness is everlasting.” 22When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were struck down. For the sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, completely destroying them; and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 24When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they turned toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and there was no survivor. 25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoils, they found much among them, including goods, garments, and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were taking the spoils for three days because there was so much.

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

• For the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• and Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• roseעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• up againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · (Mount) SeirH8165
• completelyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• destroyingחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• and when they had finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• they helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• to destroyמַשְׁחִיתmashchîyth · destructionH4889
• oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• anotherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:23

• Genesis 14:6and the Horites on their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
• Genesis 36:8So Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom.
• Deuteronomy 2:5do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even as much as a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
• Joshua 24:4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
• Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against 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
• Jehoshaphat
• Sanctuary
• Ben-Ammi
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dead Sea, the
• Edom; Edomites
• Jehoshaphat (2)

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