They cameוַיָּבֹאוּand toldוַיַּגִּידוּJehoshaphat,לִיהוֹשָׁפָטsaying,לֵאמֹר“A greatרָבmultitudeהָמוֹןis comingבָּאagainst youעָלֶיךָfrom beyondמֵעֵבֶרthe sea,לַיָּםfrom Aram;מֵאֲרָםand look,וְהִנָּthey areםin Hazazon-tamar,בְּחַצְצוֹן תָּמָרthat isהִיאEn-gedi.”עֵין גֶּדִי
2 Chronicles 20:2
Study it in the app“They 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 20:2, word by word
- They cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- and toldיַּגִּידוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- Jehoshaphatיהוֹשָׁפָטyhoshafat
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 “yhoshafat” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “A greatרָבrav
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “rav” appears- multitudeהָמוֹןhamon
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamon” appears- from beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- from Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- in Hazazon-tamarחַצְצוֹןchatstson
Hazazon-tamar
Hazazon-tamar, a place by the Dead Sea, identified with En-gedi (2 Chronicles 20:2).
Where else “chatstson” appears- En-gediעֵיןen
En-gedi
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Places in this verse
En Gedi
Today: Ein Gedi oasis by the Dead Sea, Israel
An oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Jerusalem.
David hid from Saul in the caves of En Gedi and spared his life (1 Sam 24:1-7).
The context
1And 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set his face to seek YHWH, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.