2 Chronicles 20:10

8 They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,

9 ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’

And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.

12 Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
KJV
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
WEB
Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned away from them, and didn’t destroy them;
ASV
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;
DARBY
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab, and those of mount Seir, amongst whom thou wouldest not let Israel go when they came out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned from them, and destroyed them not,)
BLB
And behold the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom You would not give to Israel to enter against them when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and they did not destroy them.
ÅB
Se nå hvordan Ammons barn og Moab og folket fra Se'ir-fjellet - disse folk som du ikke gav Israel lov til å trenge inn iblant da de kom fra Egypt, så de bøyde av og dro bort fra dem og ikke ødela dem -
OTB
Se nå, Ammons sønner, Moab og Seirs fjell, som Du ikke lot Israel invadere da de kom ut av Egyptens land (for de vendte seg bort fra dem og ødela dem ikke),
B1930
Se nu hvorledes Ammons barn og Moab og folket fra Se'ir-fjellet - disse folk som du ikke gav Israel lov til å trenge inn iblandt da de kom fra Egyptens land, så de bøide av og drog bort fra dem og ikke ødela dem -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 2:4–5

    and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:19

    But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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  • Deuteronomy 2:9

    Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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  • Numbers 20:17–21

    Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:1

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

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  • Judges 11:15–18

    to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:22

    The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

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