For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
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Interpretation
Jehoshaphat exhorted his troops to firm faith in God. Faith inspires a man with true courage; nor will any thing help more to the establishing of the heart in shaking times, than a firm belief of the power, and mercy, and promise of God.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 20:22-25.
Glossary
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Mount Seir Place
- Biblical mountain range. Modern identification: Jebel esh Shera.