20:22 When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked 1 the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir 2 who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
1 tn Heb “set ambushers against.” This is probably idiomatic here for launching a surprise attack.
2 tn Heb “the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.”
3 tn Heb “though with a small amount of men the army of Aram came, the
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “executed judgments [on] Joash.”