2 Chronicles 20:23

23 The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely annihilated them.^[a] When they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped destroy each other.

2 Chronicles 20:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 20:23

For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the
inhabitants of Mount Seir
Supposing that they had acted a treacherous part by them, and took on the side of their enemies: utterly to slay and destroy them;
as they did: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir;
so that there were none left of them: everyone helped to destroy one another;
in their confusion mistook one another, either for Edomites or Jews, like the Midianites in the times of Gideon.

2 Chronicles 20:23 In-Context

21 Then he consulted with the people and appointed some to sing for the Lord and some to praise the splendor of [His] holiness. When they went out in front of the armed forces, they kept singing: Give thanks to the Lord, for His faithful love endures forever.

22 The moment they began [their] shouts and praises, the Lord set an ambush against the Ammonites, Moabites, and [the inhabitants of] Mount Seir who came [to fight] against Judah, and they were defeated.

23 The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely annihilated them. When they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped destroy each other.

24 When Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and there were corpses lying on the ground; nobody had escaped.

25 Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ezk 38:21; Hg 2:22; Zch 14:13