2 Chronicles 20:10 (DRB)

Passage

Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:8 And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:

2 Chronicles 20:9 If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.

2 Chronicles 20:10 Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,

2 Chronicles 20:11 Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.

2 Chronicles 20:12 O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "behold", "children", "ammon", "moab", "mount", "seir", and "through". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "If evils fall upon us the sword..." into verse 11's "Do the contrary and endeavour to cast...", so "therefore" and "behold" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.