2 Chronicles 20:23-25

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 2 Chronicles 20:23 tn Heb “the sons of Ammon and Moab stood against the residents of Mount Seir.”
2. 2 Chronicles 20:23 tn Heb “to annihilate and to destroy.”
3. 2 Chronicles 20:23 tn Heb “residents.”
4. 2 Chronicles 20:23 tn Heb “they helped, each one his fellow, for destruction.” The verb עָזַר (ʿazar), 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.
5. 2 Chronicles 20:24 tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah.
6. 2 Chronicles 20:24 tn Heb “turned toward.”
7. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tn Or “army.”
8. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tc The MT reads פְגָרִים (f^egarim, “corpses”), but this seems odd among a list of plunder. A few medieval Hebrew mss and the Vulgate read בְגָדִים (v^egadim, “clothing”), which fits the context much better.
9. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tn Heb “and they snatched away for themselves so that there was no carrying away.”
10. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tn Heb “and they were three days looting the plunder for it was great.”