Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 20:10
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;
10. mount Seir ] Here and in 2Ch 20:23 in the enumeration of the allied peoples “Mount Seir” takes the place of the “Meunim” of 2Ch 20:1, yet no doubt the same contingent is meant. Mount Seir was indeed part of the territory of the Edomites, and the Meunim (Minaeans) were Arabians, but the two peoples were cognate and moreover were neighbours, so that Minaean invaders would probably bring along with them Edomite kinsmen in passing through Mount Seir. Mount Seir extended from the south of the Dead Sea to the head of the Gulf of Akaba.
whom thou wouldest not etc.] Cp. Deu 2:4-5; Deu 2:9; Deu 2:19; see also Num 20:14-21.
but they turned ] R.V. but they turned aside.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The Maonites of 2Ch 20:1 are here, and in 2Ch 20:22-23, called the children or inhabitants of mount Seir. Hence, we may gather that they were a tribe of Edomites, the inhabitants, probably of a city Maon (now Maan) on the eastern side of the Wady el-Arabah.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
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,…. Charging them not to meddle with them, nor take any of their lands from them, De 2:5,
but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; in obedience to the divine command, when it was in their power to have done it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
, and now, the contrary of this has occurred. Peoples into whose midst ( … ) Thou didst not allow Israel to come, i.e., into whose land Thou didst not allow Israel to enter when they came out of the land of Egypt, for they (the Israelites under Moses) turned from them and destroyed them not (cf. as to the fact, Num 20:14.; Deu 2:4; Deu 9:19); behold, these peoples recompense us by coming to cast us out of our possession which Thou hast given us ( , to give as a possession, as in Jdg 11:24). There follows hereupon in 2Ch 20:12 the prayer: “Our God, wilt Thou not judge,” i.e., do right upon them, for we have not strength before (to withstand) this multitude? We know not what to do, sc. against so many enemies; but our eyes are turned to Thee, i.e., to Thee we look for help; cf. Psa 123:2; Psa 141:8.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(10) And (the children of) mount Seir.The Maonites are here so called apparently, and thus identified as an Edomite people. (See on 2Ch. 20:1.)
Whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade.See the respective prohibitions (Deu. 2:4; Deu. 2:9; Deu. 2:19.) Comp. also (Num. 20:14-21) the king of Edoms refusal of a passage through his territory (Jdg. 11:15, seq.) These tribes were recognised as the kindred of Israel, as being sons of Esau and sons of Lot. (The Syriac has mount Gebel, i.e., Gebl, the name of a tribe living in the northern part of mount Seir, Psa. 73:8.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 20:10 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;
Ver. 10. Whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade. ] Deu 2:5 ; Deu 2:9 ; Deu 2:19 Num 20:21 . So that they are thine and our beneficiaries; but ungrateful ones.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
mount Seir. The Edomite Mehunim. See 2Ch 20:1.
wouldest not, &c. Compare Deu 2:9.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
whom thou: Num 20:17-21, Deu 2:4, Deu 2:5, Deu 2:9, Deu 2:19, Jdg 11:15-18
Reciprocal: Gen 33:14 – unto Seir Gen 36:8 – mount Seir 2Ch 25:12 – broken in pieces Psa 83:6 – Edom Jer 48:1 – Moab Eze 35:2 – mount Amo 1:13 – and for
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 20:10-11. Whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, &c. Or give them any disturbance. He pleads the ingratitude and injustice of his enemies, and intimates that it would be for Gods glory to appear against them, and for the people whom they had so ill requited for the kindness shown them. We may comfortably appeal to God against those who render us evil for good. Behold how they reward us, to come and cast us out of thy possession And seize our land for themselves, which indeed is thy land. Their crime was aggravated in this, that they made an attempt, not only upon the rights of the Israelites, but of God himself; whose land this was, which his people held of him as their Lord.