2 Chronicles 20:1–2
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The Lord Gives Jehoshaphat Military Success
20:1Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites,1 attacked Jehoshaphat. 20:2Messengers2 arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is attacking you from the other side of the Dead Sea,3 from the direction of Edom.4 Look, they are in Hazezon Tamar (that is, En Gedi).”
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- 1 The Hebrew text has “Ammonites,” but they are mentioned just before this. Most translations, following some of the , read “Meunites” (see 1 Chr 26:7; so , , ).
- 2 Heb “they”; the implied referent (messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 3 Heb “the Sea”; in context (“from the direction of Edom”) this must refer to the Dead Sea, which has been specified in the translation for clarity (cf. , ).
- 4 Most Hebrew read “from Aram” (i.e., Syria), but this must be a corruption of “Edom,” which is the reading of the and .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, Engedi).
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.
Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to fight against Jehoshaphat. People came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast number from beyond the Dead Sea and from Edom has come to fight against you; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
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NLTNew Living Translation
After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites declared war on Jehoshaphat. Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea. They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.)
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And it happened that afterward, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and some of the Meunites came against Jehoshaphat for war. And they came and reported it to Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, is coming against you. Now behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
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KJV 1900King James Version
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. 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.
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