2 Chronicles 20:1

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

3 Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

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BSB
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
KJV
It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
WEB
After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
ASV
And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
DARBY
And it came to pass after this [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
BLB
And it came to pass after this, [that] the sons of Moab came, and the sons of Ammon, and with them some Meunites, against Jehoshaphat to the battle.
ÅB
En tid etter hendte det at Moabs barn og Ammons barn og sammen med dem en del av me'unittene gjorde et krigstog mot Josjafat.
OTB
Etter disse hendelsene kom Moabs sønner og Ammons sønner, sammen med noen av meunittene, for å føre krig mot Josjafat.
B1930
Nogen tid efter hendte det at Moabs barn og Ammons barn og sammen med dem en del av me'unittene gjorde et krigstog mot Josafat.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 8:9–10

    Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!

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  • Revelation 3:19

    Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:1

    After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:11

    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

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  • Psalms 83:5–8

    For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—

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  • Isaiah 16:6

    We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:5

    He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

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  • Jeremiah 10:24

    Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice— not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

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