God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
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God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
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And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunims.
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And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.
Cross-references (10)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 26:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 21:16 Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;
- 1 Chronicles 5:20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him.
- 1 Chronicles 12:18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11 Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
- 2 Chronicles 17:11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
- 2 Chronicles 20:1 After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
- Psalms 18:29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
- Psalms 18:34-35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze. You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
- Isaiah 14:29 Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.
- Acts 26:22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 26:7 And God helped him against the Philistines,…
2Ch 26:7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
Ver. 7. That dwelt in Gurbaal.] Which is the same with Gerar, saith the Gloss: where Abimelech once reigned, and Abraham sojourned.
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And the Mehunims.] Called by profane authors Scenites.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah,.... As tributaries…
And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah,.... As tributaries to him, or; however, as desirous to live in friendship with him:
and his name spread abroad, even to the entering in of Egypt; so far he carried his arms, and conquered the countries that lay between Palestine and Egypt:
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for he strengthened himself exceedingly; his kingdom and its coasts from the force of enemies.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. And God helped him] "And the WORD…
Verse 7. And God helped him] "And the WORD of the Lord helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gerar, and the plains of Meun." - Targum. These are supposed to be the Arabs which are called the Meuneons, or Munites, or Meonites.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On the Mehunims or Maonites, see Jdg 10:12 note.
On the Mehunims or Maonites, see Jdg 10:12 note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Gurbaal. Gerera, (S. Jerom, Trad.) or Gebal, Psalm lxxxii.…
Gurbaal. Gerera, (S. Jerom, Trad.) or Gebal, Psalm lxxxii. 8. Sept. "the rock," or Petra, in Arabia, where Stephanus places the Gabalenes. --- Ammonites. Heb. mehunim. Sept. "Mineans," (chap. xx. 1.; H.) upon the Red Sea, (Stephanus) or Mediterranean, (Pliny vi. 28,) or in Arabia Felix. Strabo) M.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Gur-baal--thought by some to be Gerar, and by others…
Gur-baal--thought by some to be Gerar, and by others Gebal.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. And against the Arabians — These also injured…
7. And against the Arabians — These also injured Israel in the days of Jehoram. 2Ch_21:16. The position of Gur-baal is unknown; but from its association here with the Mehunims, we infer that it was somewhere in the vicinity of Mount Seir. On the Mehunims, or Maonites, see notes on 2Ch_20:1; 1Ch_4:41; and Jdg_10:12.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. Gur-baal] An unidentified place; a “Gur” is mentioned…
7. Gur-baal] An unidentified place; a “Gur” is mentioned in 2Ki_9:27. A slight correction of the Heb. would give, “in Gerar (cp. Gen_20:1) and against the Meunim.”
Mehunims] R.V. Meunim; cp. 2Ch_20:1 (note).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) The Philistines, and . . . the Arabians.—They…
(7) The Philistines, and . . . the Arabians.—They are named together in 2Ch_17:11 also. Their seat, Gur-Baal, only mentioned here, is unknown. The Targum makes it Gerar; the LXX. apparently Petra (in Edom). The reading Gedor-Baal has been proposed.
The Mehunims (Heb., Me’ûnîm) are the Maonites, or people of Maon (Ma’ân), near Mount Seir. (See Note on 2Ch_20:1.)
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(The Syriac and Arabic omit from “wall of Ashdod” 2Ch_26:6, to “gifts to Uzziah,” 2Ch_26:8.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Gur-baal. Though nothing is known of this place (the…
Gur-baal. Though nothing is known of this place (the meaning of which is "abode of Baal," perhaps from some temple of Baal), yet its companion Maon, the city of the Mehunim (2Ch_22:1; Jud_1:10:12) shows whereabouts it was.
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