2 Chronicles 20:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 20:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 20:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 20:23 — KJV
“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. to destroy: Heb. for the destruction”
— 2 Chronicles 20:23 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 20:23 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 20:23
“And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 20:23: children, ammon, against
“And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 20:23: children, ammon, moab
“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, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 20:23: children, ammon, moab
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 20:23: children, utterly, destroy
“And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: the men...: Heb. every city of men, and women, and little ones”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 20:23: utterly, destroy, every
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