2 Chronicles 19:4

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. ¹  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow ²  the Lord God of their ancestors. ³ 

2 Chronicles 20:23

20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir ⁴  and annihilated them. ⁵  When they had finished off the men ⁶  of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another. ⁷ 

[19:4]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:4]  ² tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

[19:4]  ³ tn Heb “fathers.”

[20:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon and Moab stood against the residents of Mount Seir.”

[20:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “to annihilate and to destroy.”

[20:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “residents.”

[20:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “they helped, each one his fellow, for destruction.” The verb עָזַר (’azar), traditionally understood as the well-attested verb meaning “to help,” is an odd fit in this context. It is possible that it is from a homonymic root, perhaps meaning to “attack.” This root is attested in Ugaritic in a nominal form meaning “young man, warrior, hero.” For a discussion of the proposed root, see HALOT 811 s.v. II עזר.