New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 20:20-29
20They roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242and wentH3318outH3318to the wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057of Tekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620;and when they wentH3318out, Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:PutH539your trustH539in the Lordבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and you will endureH539.PutH539your trustH539in His prophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,and succeedוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.”
21When he had consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975those who sangמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and those whopraisedוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984Himin holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944attireלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927,as they wentH3318outH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the armyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502and saidוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559, “Giveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,for His faithfulnessחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.”
22Whenוּבְעֵת֩u.ve.'EtH6256they beganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490singingבְרִנָּ֜הve.ri.NahH7440and praisingוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414ambushesמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693againstעַל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,and Mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,who had comeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935against Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063;so they were struckH5062downH5062.
23For the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983and Moabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124roseוַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּVai.ya.'am.duH5975up againstעַל־'al-H5921the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,completelyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045destroyingלְהַחֲרִ֣יםle.ha.cha.RimH2763them;and when they had finishedוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615with the inhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,they helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826to destroyלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃le.mash.ChitH4889oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.
24When Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֥אba'H935to the watchtowerהַמִּצְפֶּ֖הha.mitz.PehH4707of the wildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057,they turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437towardאֶל־'el-H413the multitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,and beholdH2009, they werecorpsesפְּגָרִ֛יםpe.ga.RimH6297lyingנֹפְלִ֥יםno.fe.LimH5307on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and there was noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369survivorפְּלֵיטָֽה׃pe.lei.TahH6413.
25When Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and his peopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to takeלָבֹ֣זla.VozH962their spoilsשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998,they foundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672muchלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230among them, includinggoodsוּרְכ֤וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399,garmentsH899,and valuableH2536thingsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627which they tookוַיְנַצְּל֥וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337for themselves, more thanH4480they could carryמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853.And they were takingבֹּזְזִ֥יםbo.ze.ZimH962the spoilsהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998for threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588there was somuchרַב־rav-H7227.
26Then on the fourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117they assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950in the Valleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010of Beracahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294,for they blessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921H3651they have namedקָֽרְא֞וּ שֵׁ֨םka.re.'U shemH7121H8034that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725“The Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBeracahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294”untilעַד־'ad-H5704todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
27Everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389returnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725,with Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092at their headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,returningלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had helpedH8055them to rejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055overH4480their enemiesH340.
29Andthe dreadפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was on allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776when they heardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstעִ֖ם'imH5973the enemiesH340of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
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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