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2 Chronicles 20:24-26
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24 When the men of Judah[a] arrived at the observation post overlooking the wilderness and looked at[b] the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors. 25 Jehoshaphat and his men[c] went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing,[d] and valuable items. They carried away everything they could.[e] There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.[f]

26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, where[g] they praised the Lord. So that place is called the Valley of Berachah[h] to this very day.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:24 tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah.
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:24 tn Heb “turned toward.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tn Or “army.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tc The MT reads פְגָרִים (fegarim, “corpses”), but this seems odd among a list of plunder. A few medieval Hebrew mss and the Vulgate read בְגָדִים (vegadim, “clothing”), which fits the context much better.
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tn Heb “and they snatched away for themselves so that there was no carrying away.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 20:25 tn Heb “and they were three days looting the plunder for it was great.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 20:26 tn Heb “for there.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 20:26 sn The name Berachah, which means “blessing” in Hebrew, is derived from the verbal root “to praise [or “to bless”],” which appears earlier in the verse.
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