The sonsבְּנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןand Moabוּמוֹאָבrose upוַיַּעַמְדוּagainstעַלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof MountהַרSeir,שֵׂעִירto devote them to destructionלְהַחֲרִיםand to destroy them;וּלְהַשְׁמִידand when they had finishedוּכְכַלּוֹתָםwith the inhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵיof Seir,שֵׂעִירthey helpedעָזְרוּeachאִישׁto destroyלְמַשְׁחִיתhis fellow.בְּרֵעֵהוּ
2 Chronicles 20:23
Study it in the app“The sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, to devote them to destruction and to destroy them; and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped each to destroy his fellow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 20:23, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- and Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- rose upיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Seirשֵׂעִירseir
Seir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appears- to devote them to destructionהַחֲרִיםhacharim
devote to destruction
To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.
Where else “hacharim” appears- and to destroy themהַשְׁמִידhashmid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hashmid” appears- and when they had finishedכַלּוֹתָchalota
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “chalota” appears- they helpedעָזְרוּazru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “azru” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- to destroyמַשְׁחִיתmashchit
destruction
Total ruin, or a face marred by fear or misfortune.
Where else “mashchit” appears- his fellowרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears
Places in this verse
1Ammon
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).
2Moab
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).
The context
22And at the time they began with shouts of joy and praise, YHWH set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah; and they were struck down.
23 · This verse (above)
24When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they turned toward the multitude, and look, they were corpses fallen to the ground, and there was no escape.