2 Chronicles 20:7

Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
out	הוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ ho.Rash.ta	H3423	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵי֙ yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
land	הָאָ֣רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
before	מִלִּפְנֵ֖י mi.lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
people	עַמְּךָ֣ 'a.me.Kha	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
gavest	וַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּ va.ti.te.Nah	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
seed	לְזֶ֛רַע le.Ze.ra'	H2233	seed · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֥ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
friend	אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ 'o.hav.Kha	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
ever	לְעוֹלָֽם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Frie…
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared u…
Psalms 44:2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Joshua 24:3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and…
Nehemiah 9:8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites,…
Exodus 6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out fr…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

We left Jehoshaphat, in the foregoing chapter, well employed in reforming his kingdom and providing for the due administration of justice and support of religion in it, and expected nothing but to hear of the peace and prosperity of his reign; but here we have him in distress, which distress, however, was followed by such a glorious deliverance as was an abundant recompence for his piety. If we meet with trouble in the way of duty, we may believe it is that God may have an opportunity of showing us so much the more of his marvellous loving-kindness. We have here, I. A formidable invasion of Jehoshaphat's kingdom by the Moabites, and Ammonites, and their auxiliaries, Ch2 20:1. Jehoshaphat was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:6

And said, O Lord God of our fathers--This earnest and impressive prayer embraces every topic and argument which, as king and representative of the chosen people, he could urge. Then it concludes with an earnest appeal to the justice of God to protect those who, without provocation, were attacked and who were unable to defend themselves against overwhelming numbers.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:7

Art not thou our God - "Hast not thou, by thy Word, driven out." - Targum.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:7

Art not thou our God,.... In a peculiar sense, not merely as the Creator and Governor of men, but in a covenant relation their covenant God and Father: who didst drive out the inhabitants of the land before thy people Israel; the seven nations of Canaan, to make way and room for Israel: and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? made a deed of gift of it to them, and settled it on them till the coming of the Messiah, and that as an instance of love and friendship to Abraham; and wilt thou therefore suffer it to be taken from his seed?

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:6-7

Dictionary and topics

Jehoshaphat — Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, “recorder” or annalist…
Ammonites, The · Miraculous defeat of — Miraculous defeat of
Battle · .By Jehoshaphat — .By Jehoshaphat
Faithfulness · .Jehoshaphat — .Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat · .Religious zeal of — .Religious zeal of
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Jehoshaphat — Exemplified: Jehoshaphat
Prayer, Public · Exemplified: Jehoshaphat — Exemplified: Jehoshaphat
Privileges Of Saints · Having God for their: Friend — Having God for their: Friend
Titles And Names Of Saints · Friends of God — Friends of God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 20:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:7

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:7

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:6-7

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 20:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:7

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:7

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:6-7

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 20:3-12

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 20:7