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2 Chronicles 26:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 26:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.
2 Chronicles 26:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
5And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.
6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
7And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.
8And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.
9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them.
10And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: [and he had] husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.
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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
“And God helped him against the Philistines, etc.] He did not do all before related of himself, and by his own strength, but by the help of God; the Targum is “the Word of the Lord helped him:” and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal; the same with Gerar, according to the Targum; which also belonged to the Philistines, and had a king in Abraham’s time, (<012001>Genesis 20:1), the same with Askelon, another of the five principalities of the Philistines: and the Mehunims; or the Minaeans, as the Septuagint, and whom Pliny f99 makes mention of among the Arabians; they seem to be the Scenite Arabs; (see <142001>2 Chronicles 20:1), or rather, as the Targum, those that dwelt in the plain of…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Gur-baal--thought by some to be Gerar, and by others Gebal.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“On the Mehunims or Maonites, see Judges 10:12 note. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“God helped: Ch2 14:11; Ch1 5:20, Ch1 12:18; Psa 18:29, Psa 18:34, Psa 18:35; Isa 14:29; Act 26:22 the Arabians: Ch2 17:11, Ch2 21:16 2 Chronicles 26:8”
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