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II Chronicles 20:23

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The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 23

We have here, I. The great danger and distress that Jehoshaphat and his kingdom were in from a foreign invasion (Ch2 20:1, Ch2 20:2). II. The pious course he took for their safety, by fasting, and praying, and seeking God (Ch2 20:3-13). III. The assurance which God, by a prophet, immediately gave them of victory (Ch2 20:14-17). IV. Their thankful believing reception of those assurances (Ch2 20:18-21). V. The defeat which God gave to their enemies thereupon (Ch2 20:22-25). VI. A solemn thanksgiving which they kept for their victory, and for a happy consequences of it (Ch2 20:26-30). VII. The conclusion of the reign of Jehoshaphat, not without some blemishes (Ch2 20:31-37).

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Strong's Concordancev. 23

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn, H5983) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country מוֹאָב (Môwʼâb, H4124) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) יָשַׁב (yâshab, H3427) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to… הַר (har, H2022) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) שֵׂעִיר (Sêʻîyr, H8165) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine חָרַם (châram, H2763) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction);… שָׁמַד (shâmad, H8045) — to desolate כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete,… אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… עָזַר (ʻâzar, H5826) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth, H4889) — destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively… רֵעַ (rêaʻ, H7453) — an associate (more or less close)

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Judges 7:22rank 7

And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

I Samuel 14:20rank 6

Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.

Joshua 24:4rank 3

and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Genesis 14:6rank 2

and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.

Deuteronomy 2:5rank 2

Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

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