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2 Chronicles 20:11 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 20 · verse 11
Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.2 Chronicles 20:11 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 20:11 in context
9If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
10And 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;
11Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
13And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- possessionyᵉrushshâhsomething occupiedH3425 →
- inherityârashto occupyH3423 →
- rewardgâmalto treat a personH1580 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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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