The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 26:7 Explained

2 Chronicles 26:7

KJV: And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.

YLT: And God helpeth him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who are dwelling in Gur-Baal and the Mehunim.

Darby: And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-Baal, and the Maonites.

ASV: And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And God  helped  him against the Philistines,  and against the Arabians  that dwelt  in Gurbaal,  and the Mehunims. 

What does 2 Chronicles 26:7 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 26:1-15 - God Made Him To Prosper
The reign of Uzziah was, to all appearance, extremely prosperous; but his personal character deteriorated, as though it could not bear an unbroken succession of prosperity. Proofs of his genius for empire are furnished by his successful wars, 2 Chronicles 26:6-7, his widespread fame, 2 Chronicles 26:8, his buildings and husbandry, 2 Chronicles 26:9-10, and his armies and engines of war, 2 Chronicles 26:11; 2 Chronicles 26:15. In all these "he was marvelously helped." How many can bear the same glad witness concerning God's dealings with them! The best preventive of pride is to recognize all blessing as coming from the marvelous help of God.
When we review our earlier life and think of the position to which God has raised us, can we do other than cry, "Marvelous! Marvelous!" We cannot understand why God has so signally favored us, but we are persuaded that only by His grace we are as we are. Let us not forget that we are made strong in order to help the weak. Whatever we have must be viewed as a precious talent for helping forward the everlasting kingdom of the Lord Jesus. The secret of prosperity is given in Psalms 1:3. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 26

1  Uzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the days of Zechariah, prospers
16  Waxing proud, he invades the priest's office, and is smitten with leprosy
22  He dies, and Jotham succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 26:7 mean?

And helped him God against the Philistines and against Arabs the Arabs who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites
וַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים עַל־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים וְעַל־ [הערביים] (הָֽעַרְבִ֛ים) הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בְּגוּר־ בָּ֖עַל וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים

וַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּ  And  helped  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים  the  Philistines 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
וְעַל־  and  against 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
[הערביים]  Arabs 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
(הָֽעַרְבִ֛ים)  the  Arabs 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַרְבִי 
Sense: an inhabitant of Arabia.
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים  who  lived 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בָּ֖עַל  Gur  Baal 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גּוּר־בָּעַל  
Sense: a place in which dwelt Arabians; probably lying between Palestine and the Arabian peninsula.
וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים  and  against  the  Meunites 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: מְעוּנִים  
Sense: a people who lived south of Canaan.