The Ammonites (A)paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.

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The Ammonites(A) brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.

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11 Some of the Philistines (A)brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.

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11 Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs(A) brought him flocks:(B) seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.

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(A)And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites (B)became servants to David and (C)brought tribute.

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David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)

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38 The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi.[a] (A)He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.

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  1. Genesis 19:38 Ben-ammi means son of my people

38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi[a]; he is the father of the Ammonites[b](A) of today.

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  1. Genesis 19:38 Ben-Ammi means son of my father’s people.
  2. Genesis 19:38 Hebrew Bene-Ammon

24 So his fame spread throughout all (A)Syria, and (B)they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and (C)pains, (D)those oppressed by demons, (E)those having seizures, and (F)paralytics, and he healed them.

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24 News about him spread all over Syria,(A) and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed,(B) those having seizures,(C) and the paralyzed;(D) and he healed them.

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Jehoshaphat's Prayer

20 After this (A)the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites,[a] came against Jehoshaphat for battle.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:1 Compare 26:7; Hebrew Ammonites

Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon

20 After this, the Moabites(A) and Ammonites with some of the Meunites[a](B) came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:1 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew Ammonites

31 For he was (A)wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.

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31 He was wiser(A) than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

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13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in (A)the Valley of Salt.

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13 And David became famous(A) after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites[a] in the Valley of Salt.(B)

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans)

Saul Defeats the Ammonites

11 (A)Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged (B)Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, (C)“Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

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Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh

11 Nahash[a](A) the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead.(B) And all the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty(C) with us, and we will be subject to you.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 11:1 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls gifts. Now Nahash king of the Ammonites oppressed the Gadites and Reubenites severely. He gouged out all their right eyes and struck terror and dread in Israel. Not a man remained among the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye was not gouged out by Nahash king of the Ammonites, except that seven thousand men fled from the Ammonites and entered Jabesh Gilead. About a month later, Nahash

15 and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: (A)Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites, 16 but when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness (B)to the Red Sea and (C)came to Kadesh. 17 (D)Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ (E)but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel (F)remained at Kadesh.

18 “Then they journeyed through the wilderness and (G)went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab and (H)arrived on the east side of the land of Moab and (I)camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab.

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15 saying:

“This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab(A) or the land of the Ammonites.(B) 16 But when they came up out of Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea[a](C) and on to Kadesh.(D) 17 Then Israel sent messengers(E) to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Give us permission to go through your country,’(F) but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent also to the king of Moab,(G) and he refused.(H) So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

18 “Next they traveled through the wilderness, skirted the lands of Edom(I) and Moab, passed along the eastern side(J) of the country of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon.(K) They did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was its border.

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  1. Judges 11:16 Or the Sea of Reeds

19 And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, (A)do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to (B)the sons of Lot for a possession.’

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19 When you come to the Ammonites,(A) do not harass them or provoke them to war,(B) for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.(C)

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(A)And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

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