2 Chronicles 20:1

GOD DELIVERED JEHOSHAPHAT AND ISRAEL FROM AN INVASION;

A COALITION OF ENEMIES CAME AGAINST ISRAEL

"And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some and told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamor, (the same is Engedi), And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah."

The great significance of this is found in the faith of all the people of Judah who joined their king in the fervent plea for the help of the Lord.

"And with some of the Ammonites" (2 Chronicles 20:1). This is an accurate rendition of the Hebrew as attested by the marginal reference; but it sounds awkward, so the RSV has changed it to read, Some of the Meunites; but based upon a various reading,[1] which has "certain of the Ammonites," this writer views the change in the RSV to be unnecessary. The meaning is clear enough as it is. "The whole strength of the Moabites was mobilized, but only certain of the Ammonites." Later in the chapter, it is revealed that the Edomites (those of Mount Seir) were also a part of this coalition against Israel.