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2 Chronicles 20:1 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 20 · verse 1
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.2 Chronicles 20:1 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 20:1 in context
1It 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.
2Then 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 Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.
3And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehoshaphatYᵉhôwshâphâṭJehoshaphat, the name of six IsraelitesH3092 →
- AmmonitesʻAmmôwnîyan Ammonite or AmmonitishH5984 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
- AmmonʻAmmôwnAmmon, a son of LotH5983 →
- MoabMôwʼâbMoab, an incestuous son of LotH4124 →
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We left Jehoshaphat, in the foregoing chapter, well employed in reforming his kingdom and providing for the due administration of justice and support of religion in it, and expected nothing but to hear of the peace and prosperity of his reign;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13