2 Chronicles 20:10

20:10 Now the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir are coming! ¹  When Israel came from the land of Egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. ²  They bypassed them and did not destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:22-23

20:22 When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked ³  the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir ⁴  who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir ⁵  and annihilated them. ⁶  When they had finished off the men ⁷  of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another. ⁸ 

[20:10]  ¹ tn Heb “now, look, the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir.”

[20:10]  ² tn Heb “whom you did not allow Israel to enter when they came from the land of Egypt.”

[20:22]  ³ tn Heb “set ambushers against.” This is probably idiomatic here for launching a surprise attack.

[20:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.”

[20:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon and Moab stood against the residents of Mount Seir.”

[20:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “to annihilate and to destroy.”

[20:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “residents.”

[20:23]  ⁸ 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.