Then Jacobsentmessengersbeforehim to his brotherEsauin the landof Seir,the countryof Edom.
and the Horitesin their MountSeir,as faras El-paran,whichis by the wilderness.
and Esausaidto Jacob,"Pleaselet me havea swallowof that redstuffthere, for I am famished."Thereforehis namewas calledEdom.
"Deliverme, I pray,from the handof my brother,from the handof Esau;for I fearhim, that he will comeand attackme [and] the motherswith the children.
Then Jacobwas greatlyafraidand distressed;and he dividedthe peoplewhowere with him, and the flocksand the herdsand the camels,into twocompanies;
"Pleaselet my lordpasson beforehis servant,and I will proceedat my leisure,according to the paceof the cattlethat are beforeme and according to the paceof the children,untilI cometo my lordat Seir."
So Esaureturnedthat dayon his wayto Seir.
But Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof Saul'sarmy,had takenIsh-bosheththe sonof Sauland broughthim overto Mahanaim.
Then Elishaprayedand said,"O LORD,I pray,openhis eyesthat he may see."And the LORDopenedthe servant'seyesand he saw;and behold,the mountainwas fullof horsesand chariotsof fireallaroundElisha.
Now theseare the numbersof the divisionsequippedfor war,who cameto Davidat Hebron,to turnthe kingdomof Saulto him, according to the wordof the LORD.
"Howbeautifulare your feetin sandals,O prince'sdaughter!The curvesof your hipsare likejewels,The workof the handsof an artist.
The oracleconcerning Edom.One keeps callingto me from Seir,"Watchman,howfar goneis the night?Watchman,howfar goneis the night?"
Concerning Edom.Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Is therenolongeranywisdomin Teman?Has good counselbeenlostto the prudent?Has their wisdomdecayed?
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"Edomshall be a possession,Seir,its enemies,also will be a possession,While Israelperformsvaliantly.
and He sentmessengerson aheadof Him, and they wentand entereda villageof the Samaritansto make arrangementsfor Him.
It is elevendays'[journey] from Horebby the wayof MountSeirto Kadesh-barnea.
justas He didfor the sonsof Esau,who livein Seir,whenHe destroyedthe Horitesfrom beforethem; they dispossessedthem and settledin their placeevento thisday.
do not provokethem, for I will not giveyou anyof their land,even[as little as] a footstepbecauseI have givenMountSeirto Esauas a possession.
Their territorywas from Mahanaim,allBashan,allthe kingdomof Ogkingof Bashan,and allthe townsof Jair,whichare in Bashan,sixtycities;
To IsaacI gaveJacoband Esau,and to EsauI gaveMountSeirto possessit; but Jacoband his sonswentdownto Egypt.
