John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir ,.... Supposing that they had acted a treacherous part by them, and took on the side of their enemies: utterly to slay and destroy them ; as they did: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir ; so that there were none left of them: everyone helped to destroy one another ; in their confusion mistook one another, either for Edomites or Jews, like the Midianites in the times of Gideon. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:20-30
We have here the foregoing prayer answered and the foregoing promise performed, in the total overthrow of the enemies? forces and the triumph (for so it was rather than a victory) of Jehoshaphat's forces over them. I. Never was army drawn out to the field of battle as Jehoshaphat's was. He had soldiers ready prepared for war (2 Chron. 17:18), but here is no notice taken of their military equipment, their swords or spears, their shields or bows. But Jehoshaphat took care, 1. That faith should... read more