2 Chronicles 20:23

“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.”

2 Chronicles 20:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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

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rose upיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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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.

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to devote them to destructionהַחֲרִיםhacharim

devote to destruction

To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.

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and to destroy themהַשְׁמִידhashmid

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

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and when they had finishedכַלּוֹתָchalota

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

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they helpedעָזְרוּazru

help

To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.

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eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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to destroyמַשְׁחִיתmashchit

destruction

Total ruin, or a face marred by fear or misfortune.

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his fellowרֵעֵree

companion

A companion, a friend.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaAmmonMoab
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 19:38Judges 11:42 Samuel 10:62 Samuel 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).

    Genesis 19:37Ruth 1:1Numbers 22:1Deuteronomy 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.

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