2 Chronicles 20:26

2 Chronicles 20:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the Lord. This is why it is called the Valley of Berakah to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, for there they blessed the Lord. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:26

24When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped. 25Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much. On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day. 27Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. 28So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

2 Chronicles 20:26 word by word

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִעִ֗י נִקְהֲלוּ֙ לְעֵ֣מֶק בְּרָכָ֔ה כִּי־שָׁ֖ם בֵּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְא֞וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֨ם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֛וּא עֵ֥מֶק בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

• On the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• they assembledקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• in the Valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Beracah)H6010
• of Beracahבְּרָכָהberâkâh · Beracah (Valley)H1294
• ·כִּיkîy · forH3588
• whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• they blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• is calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• ·שֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:26

• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
• 2 Samuel 22:1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
• Psalms 107:21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
• Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
• Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
• Genesis 32:20You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
• Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
• 1 Samuel 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
• Isaiah 62:4No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
• Acts 1:19This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
• 2 Chronicles 5:9The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah - "The valley of Benediction;" and so in the latter clause. - Targum.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The valley of Berachah - Probably, the Wady Bereikut, which lies at a short distance from Tekoa toward the northwest.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-30Verses 20-30 Jehoshaphat exhorted his troops to firm faith in God. Faith inspires a man with true courage; nor will any thing help more to the establishing of the heart in shaking times, than a firm belief of the power, and mercy, and promise of God. In all our trust in the Lord, and our praises of him, let us especially look at his everlasting mercy to sinners through Jesus Christ. Never was an army so destroyed as that of the enemy. Thus God often makes…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness--Most probably the conical hill, Jebel Fereidis, or Frank Mountain, from the summit of which they obtained the first view of the scene of slaughter. Jehoshaphat and his people found the field strewed with dead bodies, so that they had not to fight at all, but rather to take possession of an immense booty, the collection of which occupied three days. On the fourth they set out on their return…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 20:26

• Berachah
• Faithfulness
• Harp
• Jehoshaphat
• Prayer
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Berachah
• Jehoshaphat
• Pools of Solomon
• Sanctuary
• Valley
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Beracah, Valley of
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dead Sea, the

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings