2 Chronicles 20:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י אֽ͏ַחֲרֵי‪כֵ֡ן בָּ֣אוּ בְנֵי־מוֹאָב֩ וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן וְעִמָּהֶ֧ם ׀ מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayəhî after ʾaḥărê this kên, bāʾû sons-of bənê-môʾāb and sons-of bənê ʿammôn and with-them wəʿimmāhem from mē the hāʿammônîm against ʿal-yəhôšāpāṭ for the lammilḥāmâ.

Grammar Details

*wayəhî*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
*ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after
*kên*: adverb - thus, so, such
*bāʾû*: qal perfect 3rd plural - they came
*bənê*: construct masculine plural of *bēn* - sons of
*môʾāb*: proper name - Moab
*ʿammôn*: proper name - Ammon
*wəʿimmāhem*: waw-conjunction + preposition *ʿim* + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and with them
*mē*: preposition - from
*hāʿammônîm*: definite article + proper name + plural - the Ammonites
*ʿal*: preposition - against
*yəhôšāpāṭ*: proper name - Jehoshaphat
*lammilḥāmâ*: preposition *lə* + definite article + feminine singular noun - for the battle/war

Word Meanings

*wayəhî*: and it came to pass/happened/became
*mēhāʿammônîm*: possibly 'from the Meunites' (different reading tradition)
*ʿal*: against/upon/concerning
*lammilḥāmâ*: for war/battle/fighting

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 19:11 : 11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Jehovah; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and Jehovah be with the good.
2 Chr 32:1 : 1 After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
Ps 83:5-8 : 5 For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant: 6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre: 8 Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah
Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Isa 16:6 : 6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, [that] he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought.
Jer 10:24 : 24 O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure: not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Isa 7:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
1 Chr 4:41 : 41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.
2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate Jehovah? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before Jehovah.
2 Chr 19:5 : 5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

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