Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi. beyond the sea. Genesis 14:3 All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea. Numbers 34:12 And shall reach as far as the Jordan, and at the last shall be closed in by the most salt sea. This shall be your land with its borders round about. Joshua 3:16 The waters that came down from above stood in one place, and swelling up like a mountain, were seen afar off, from the city that is called Adom, to the place of Sarthan: but those that were beneath, ran down into the sea of the wilderness, (which now is called the Dead Sea) until they wholly failed. Hazazon-tamar Genesis 14:7 And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar. En-gedi Joshua 15:62 And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages. 1 Samuel 23:29 Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi. Songs 1:14 Behold thou are fair, O my love, behold thou are fair, thy eyes are as those of doves. Context Jehoshaphat Invaded by Moab1After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat. 2And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.3And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda.… Cross References Genesis 14:7 And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar. Joshua 15:62 And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages. 1 Samuel 23:29 Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi. Ezekiel 47:10 And the fishers shall stand over these waters, from Engaddi even to Engallim there shall be drying of nets: there shall be many sorts of the fishes thereof, as the fishes of the great sea, a very great multitude: Ezekiel 48:28 And by the border of Gad, the south side southward: and the border shall be from Thamar, even to the waters of contradiction of Cades, the inheritance over against the great sea. Lexicon Then some men cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go and told וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (way·yag·gî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous Jehoshaphat, לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙ (lî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3092: Jehoshaphat -- 'the LORD has judged', the name of a number of Israelites “A vast רָ֛ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great army הָמ֥וֹן (hā·mō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth is coming בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go against you עָלֶ֜יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against from Edom, מֵאֲרָ֑ם (mê·’ă·rām) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 758: Aram -- Syria from beyond מֵעֵ֥בֶר (mê·‘ê·ḇer) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5676: A region across, on the opposite side the Sea; לַיָּ֖ם (lay·yām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin they are already וְהִנָּם֙ (wə·hin·nām) Conjunctive waw | Interjection | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! in Hazazon-tamar” תָּמָ֔ר (tā·mār) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2688: Hazazon-tamar -- a place on the west side of the Dead Sea (that is, הִ֖יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are En-gedi). גֶּֽדִי׃ (ge·ḏî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5872: Engedi -- 'spring of a kid', a place on west shore of the Dead Sea Additional Translations Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi). And they came and told Josaphat, saying, There is come against thee a great multitude from Syria, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Asasan Thamar, this is Engadi. And they came and told Jehoshaphat saying, A great multitude is come against thee from beyond the sea, from Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi). Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side of Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar" (that is, En Gedi). And they come in and declare to Jehoshaphat, saying, 'Come against thee hath a great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, and lo, they are in Hazezon-Tamar -- it is En-Gedi.' 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