New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 20:20-29
20They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, 1put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.” 21When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who 2praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, “3Give thanks to the Lord, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.” 22When they began singing and praising, the Lord 4set ambushes against the sons of 5Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were 6routed. 23For the sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir destroying them completely; and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, 7they helped to destroy one another.
24When Judah came to the lookout of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and no one had escaped. 25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, 8garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. 26Then on the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Beracah, for there they blessed the Lord. Therefore they have named that place “The Valley of 9Beracah” until today. 27Every man of Judah and Jerusalem returned with Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, 10for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28They came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres and trumpets to the house of the Lord. 29And 11the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 20:20 Is 7:9 ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 20:21 1 Chr 16:29; Ps 29:2 ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 20:21 1 Chr 16:34 ↩
- 4. 2 Chronicles 20:22 2 Chr 13:13 ↩
- 5. 2 Chronicles 20:22 2 Chr 20:10 ↩
- 6. 2 Chronicles 20:22 Lit struck down ↩
- 7. 2 Chronicles 20:23 Judg 7:22; 1 Sam 14:20 ↩
- 8. 2 Chronicles 20:25 So several ancient mss; others read corpses ↩
- 9. 2 Chronicles 20:26 I.e. blessing ↩
- 10. 2 Chronicles 20:27 Neh 12:43 ↩
- 11. 2 Chronicles 20:29 2 Chr 14:14; 17:10 ↩
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
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