2 Chronicles 20:25

2 Chronicles 20:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
• New International Version (NIV)So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:25

23Then the Ammonites and Moabites attacked the people from Mount Seir and annihilated them. After they had finished off the people of Seir, they helped destroy one another. 24The people of Judah went to the watchtower in the desert and looked for the crowd. Corpses were lying on the ground. No one had escaped. When Jehoshaphat and his troops came to take the loot, they found among them a lot of goods, clothes, and valuables. They found more than they could carry. They spent three days collecting the loot. 26On the fourth day they gathered in the valley of Beracah. Because they thanked the Lord there, that place is still called the valley of Beracah [Thanks] today. 27All the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned to Jerusalem. They rejoiced while Jehoshaphat led them. The Lord gave them a reason to rejoice about ⌞what had happened to⌟ their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:25 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וְעַמּוֹ֮ לָבֹ֣ז אֶת־שְׁלָלָם֒ וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ בָהֶ֨ם לָרֹ֜ב וּרְכ֤וּשׁ וּפְגָרִים֙ וּכְלֵ֣י חֲמֻד֔וֹת וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ יָמִ֧ים שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה בֹּזְזִ֥ים אֶת־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל כִּ֥י רַב־הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
• and his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to take awayבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
• the spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• of them, they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• among them in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• both richesרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
• with the dead bodiesפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• and preciousחֶמְדָּהchemdâh · desireH2532
• jewelsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• which they stripped offנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• for themselves, more thanאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• they could carry awayמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · burdenH4853
• and they were threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• it was so muchרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:25

• Exodus 12:35The Israelites did what Moses had told them and asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewelry and for clothes.
• 1 Samuel 30:19Nothing was missing—young or old, sons or daughters, the loot or anything else they had taken with them. David brought back everything.
• 2 Kings 7:9Then they said to one another, “What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news, and we’re not telling anyone about it. If we wait until morning when it’s light out, we’ll be punished. Let’s bring the news to the royal palace.”
• Psalms 68:12⌞They say,⌟ “The kings of the armies flee; they run away. The women who remained at home will divide the goods.
• Romans 8:37The one who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties.
• Exodus 3:22“Every Hebrew woman should ask her Egyptian neighbor and any woman living in her home for silver and gold jewelry and for clothes. Put them on your sons and daughters. This way you will strip Egypt of its wealth.”
• Numbers 31:15“Why did you let all the women live?” he asked them.
• Judges 8:24Then Gideon said to them, “Do me a favor. Each of you give me the earrings from your loot.” (Their enemies, the Ishmaelites, wore gold earrings.)
• Proverbs 3:15⌞Wisdom⌟ is more precious than jewels, and all your desires cannot equal it.
• Ezekiel 39:8“ ‘It’s coming! It will happen! declares the Almighty Lord. This is the day I have spoken about.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Both riches with the dead bodies - For פגרים peparim, dead bodies, בגדים begadim, garments, is the reading of eight MSS. in the collections of Kennicott and De Rossi, and in several ancient editions. None of the versions have dead bodies except the Chaldee. The words might be easily mistaken for each other, as the פ pe, if a little faint in the under dot might easily pass for a ב beth ; and we know that the ר resh and ד daleth, are frequently interchanged…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Riches with the dead bodies - Several manuscripts give another reading: “riches, and garments.”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 20:25

• Ammonites
• Faithfulness
• Harp
• Jehoshaphat
• Prayer
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Jehoshaphat
• Ammonite
• Sanctuary
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dead Sea, the
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Judah, Territory of
• Moab; Moabites

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