2 Chronicles 20:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).”
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“Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon–tamar, which is En–gedi.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they come in and declare to Jehoshaphat, saying, `Come against thee hath a great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, and lo, they <FI>are<Fi> in Hazezon-Tamar--it <FI>is<Fi> En-Gedi.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 20:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 14:3The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Genesis 14:7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
- Numbers 34:12Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
- Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Joshua 15:62Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 23:29And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- Song of Solomon 1:14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
- Ezekiel 47:10Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
- Ezekiel 47:19On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
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