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2 Chronicles 20:11

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 20:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
2 Chronicles 20:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 20

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save.
10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;
11behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee.
13And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Behold, I say, how they reward us, etc.] Evil for good: to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit; the land of Canaan was their inheritance, an inheritance given them by God, their covenant God and Father, who had a right to dispose of it; and yet so given, that it was still his possession, he was the Lord and Proprietor, they but tenants under him; all which, as they were so many aggravations of the guilt of their enemies, so they were so many arguments with the Lord to protect them.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“how they reward us: Six of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's manuscripts and raah, "evil:" "Behold they reward us evil:" which is also the reading of the Targum. Gen 44:4; Psa 7:4, Psa 35:12; Pro 17:13; Jer 18:20 to cast us: Jdg 11:23, Jdg 11:24; Psa 83:3-12 2 Chronicles 20:12”
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