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War Against Judah

20 Now it happened after this, that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the [a](A)Ammonites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of [b]Aram and behold, they are in (B)Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi).” And Jehoshaphat was afraid and [c](C)set his face to seek Yahweh, and (D)called for a fast throughout all Judah. So Judah gathered together to (E)seek help from Yahweh; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:1 Gr Meunites
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:2 Or Edom
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:3 Lit gave

War against Eastern Enemies

20 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites,[a](A) came to fight against Jehoshaphat. People came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast number from beyond the Dead Sea and from Edom[b] has come to fight against you; they are already in Hazazon-tamar”(B) (that is, En-gedi). Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he resolved(C) to seek the Lord. Then he proclaimed a fast(D) for all Judah, who gathered to seek the Lord. They even came from all the cities of Judah to seek him.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:1 LXX; MT reads Ammonites; 2Ch 26:7
  2. 20:2 Some Hb mss, Old Lat; other Hb mss read Aram