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War against Jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 20:1

In 11 translations

BSB
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.Some LXX manuscripts (see also 2 Chronicles 26:7); Hebrew together with some other Ammonites or together with some besides the Ammonites
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.The LXX reads Meunites. Heb. reads Ammonites.
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.
LSV
And it comes to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, to battle against Jehoshaphat.
YLT
And it cometh to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, against Jehoshaphat to battle.
DBY
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.
DRC
After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.
GNV
After this also came the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites against Iehoshaphat to battell.
JPS
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.
LXXE
And after this came the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Minæans, against Josaphat to battle.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי כֵ֡ן בָּ֣אוּ בְנֵי־מוֹאָב֩ וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן וְעִמָּהֶ֧ם ׀ מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃A single word in the text has been divided for exegesis.
LXX-Br
Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθον οἱ υἱοὶ Μωὰβ, καὶ υἱοὶ Ἀμμὼν, καὶ μετʼ αὐτῶν ἐκ τῶν Μιναίων πρὸς Ἰωσαφὰτ εἰς πόλεμον.

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  • Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
  • Psalms 83:5–8For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You— the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. Even Assyria…
  • Isaiah 8:9–10Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal,…
  • 2 Chronicles 32:1After 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.
  • 2 Chronicles 19:11Note 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…
  • Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
  • Jeremiah 10:24Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice— not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
  • Isaiah 7:1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could…
  • 2 Chronicles 19:5He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:41These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place,…
  • 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

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