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2 Chronicles 20:2

JehoshaphatEdomEngediHazazon-tamar
Fear

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

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.

4 So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

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BSB
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).
KJV
Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.
WEB
Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
ASV
Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).
DARBY
And they came and told Jehoshaphat saying, A great multitude is come against thee from beyond the sea, from Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi.
BLB
And they came in and declared to Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude from beyond the sea is coming against you from Edom, and behold, [they are] in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
ÅB
Folk kom med tidende derom til Josjafat og sa: Det kommer en stor hær imot deg fra andre siden av havet[^1], fra Syria; de er allerede i Haseson-Tamar, det er En-Gedi.
OTB
Budbringere kom og informerte Josjafat og sa, "En stor hær nærmer seg deg fra havet, fra Aram; og se, de er i Haseson-Tamar (det er En-Gedi)."
B1930
Folk kom med tidende derom til Josafat og sa: Det kommer en stor hær imot dig fra hin side havet, fra Syria; de er allerede i Haseson-Tamar, det er En-Gedi. / < d.e. det Døde Hav.>

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  • Genesis 14:7

    Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:29

    And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

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  • Joshua 15:62

    Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.

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  • Genesis 14:3

    The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ).

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  • Joshua 3:16

    the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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  • Song of Solomon 1:14

    My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.

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  • Numbers 34:12

    Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”

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