2 Chronicles 20:10

20:10 Now the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir are coming! ¹  When Israel came from the land of Egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. ²  They bypassed them and did not destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:23

20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir ³  and annihilated them. ⁴  When they had finished off the men ⁵  of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “now, look, the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir.”

² tn Heb “whom you did not allow Israel to enter when they came from the land of Egypt.”

³ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon and Moab stood against the residents of Mount Seir.”

⁴ tn Heb “to annihilate and to destroy.”

⁵ tn Heb “residents.”

⁶ tn Heb “they helped, each one his fellow, for destruction.” The verb עָזַר (’azar), traditionally understood as the well-attested verb meaning “to help,” is an odd fit in this context. It is possible that it is from a homonymic root, perhaps meaning to “attack.” This root is attested in Ugaritic in a nominal form meaning “young man, warrior, hero.” For a discussion of the proposed root, see HALOT 811 s.v. II עזר.