God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.
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- WEB God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
- KJV And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
- BSB God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.
- NKJV God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites.
- NLT God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur, and his wars with the Meunites.
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Quick answer
God helped Uzziah against the Philistines, Arabians, and Meunim. His military victories are explicitly attributed to divine help.
Overview
The Chronicler emphasizes that God Himself enabled Uzziah's triumphs over surrounding peoples. The repeated note of divine help guards against crediting human strength alone. This sets up the tragic irony of the king's later pride, when he forgot the Source of his success.
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- 2 Chr 21:16Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;
- 1 Chr 5:20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was answered them, because they put their trust in him.
- 2 Chr 17:11Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
- Ps 18:29For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
- Isa 14:29Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.
- Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
- 1 Chr 12:18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- 2 Chr 20:1After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
- 2 Chr 14:11Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
- Ps 18:34–35He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
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