2 Chronicles 20:10

10 "The Ammonites, Moabites, and the people of Mount Seir have come here. However, you didn't let Israel invade them when they came out of Egypt. The Israelites turned away from them and didn't destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 20:10

And now, behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and Mount
Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of
the land of Egypt
Charging them not to meddle with them, nor take any of their lands from them, ( Deuteronomy 2:5 Deuteronomy 2:9 Deuteronomy 2:19 ) , but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
in obedience to the divine command, when it was in their power to have done it.

2 Chronicles 20:10 In-Context

8 His descendants have lived in it and built a holy temple for your name in it. They said,

9 'If evil comes in the form of war, flood, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple and in front of you because your name is in this temple. We will cry out to you in our troubles, and you will hear us and save us.'

10 "The Ammonites, Moabites, and the people of Mount Seir have come here. However, you didn't let Israel invade them when they came out of Egypt. The Israelites turned away from them and didn't destroy them.

11 They are now paying us back by coming to force us out of your land that you gave to us.

12 You're our God. Won't you judge them? We don't have the strength to face this large crowd that is attacking us. We don't know what to do, so we're looking to you."