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And it happenedוַיְהִיafterאַחֲרֵיthisכֵןthat the sonsבְנֵיof Moabמוֹאָבand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןand with themוְעִמָּהֶםsome ofמֵthe Ammonites,הָעַמּוֹנִיםcameבָּאוּagainstעַלJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטfor battle.לַמִּלְחָמָה
2 Chronicles 20:1
Study it in the app“And it happened after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 20:1, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- that the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- the Ammonitesעַמּוֹנִיםamonim
Ammonite
Ammonite: a descendant of Ammon, the son of Lot.
Where else “amonim” appears- cameבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafat
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).
Where else “yehoshafat” appears- for battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew repeats “Ammonites”; verse 10 names those of Mount Seir as the third group. It may refer to the Meunites (26:7), whose name is written almost the same.
Places in this verse
1Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
2Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2They came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Aram; and look, they are in Hazazon-tamar, that is En-gedi.”