2 Chronicles 20:1 - Easy To Read Version Later the Moabite people, the Ammonite people, and some Meunite {\cf2\super [222]} people came to start a war with Jehoshaphat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AFTER THIS, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and with them the Meunites came against Jehoshaphat to battle. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Common English Bible Some time later, the Moabites and the Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat. Catholic Public Domain Version After these things, the sons of Moab, and the sons of Ammon, and with them some from the Ammonites, gathered together so that they might fight against him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat. |
This happened during the time that Hezekiah was king of Judah. Those men came to Gedor and fought against the Hamite people. They destroyed the tents of the Hamite people. Those men also fought against the Meunite people that lived there. These men destroyed all the Meunite people. There are no Meunite people in this place even today. So those men began to live there. They lived there because the land had grass for their sheep.
Asa had an army of 300,000 men from the family group of Judah and 280,000 men from the family group of Benjamin. The men from Judah carried large shields and spears. The men from Benjamin carried small shields and shot arrows from bows. All those men were strong and brave soldiers.
Amariah is the leading priest. He will be over you in all things about the Lord. And Zebadiah will be over you in all things about the king. Zebadiah’s father’s name is Ishmael. Zebadiah is a leader in the family group of Judah. Also, the Levites will serve as scribes {\cf2\super [221]} for you. Have courage in all you do. May the Lord be with those people who do what is right.”
Jehu the seer {\cf2\super [217]} went out to meet Jehoshaphat. Jehu’s father’s name was Hanani. Jehu said to King Jehoshaphat, “Why did you help evil people? Why do you love those people that hate the Lord? That is the reason the Lord is angry with you.
Jehoshaphat chose judges in Judah. He chose judges to be in each of the fortresses {\cf2\super [220]} of Judah.
“But now, here are men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir! You would not let the people of Israel enter their lands when the people of Israel came out of Egypt. {\cf2\super [228]} So the people of Israel turned away and didn’t destroy those people.
God helped Uzziah fight the Philistines, the Arabs living in the town of Gur Baal, and the Meunites.
After all these things that Hezekiah had faithfully done happened, Sennacherib king of Assyria came to attack the country of Judah. Sennacherib and his army camped outside the fortresses. {\cf2\super [390]} He did this so he could make plans to defeat those towns. Sennacherib wanted to win those towns for himself.
We have heard that the people of Moab {\cf2\super [168]} are very proud and conceited. These people are violent and they boast. But the boasts are only empty words.\par
Ahaz {\cf2\super [70]} was the son of Jotham. {\cf2\super [71]} Jotham was the son of Uzziah. {\cf2\super [72]} Rezin {\cf2\super [73]} was the king of Aram, {\cf2\super [74]} Pekah son of Remaliah {\cf2\super [75]} was the king of Israel. During the time Ahaz was king of Judah, Rezin and Pekah went up to Jerusalem to fight against it. But they were not able to defeat the city.
“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!