2 Chronicles 20:24-26

New American Standard Bible

²⁴When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they turned toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and there was no survivor. ²⁵When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoils, they found much among them, including goods, ^[a]garments, and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were taking the spoils for three days because there was so much.

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²⁶Then on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, for they blessed the Lord there. Therefore they have named that place “The Valley of ^[b]Beracah” until today.

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Footnotes

2 Chronicles 20:25 As in several ancient mss; others corpses
2 Chronicles 20:26 I.e., blessing

2 Chronicles 20:24-26

New International Version

²⁴When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. ²⁵So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing^[a] and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. ²⁶On 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^[b] to this day.

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Footnotes

2 Chronicles 20:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts corpses
2 Chronicles 20:26 Berakah means praise.

2 Chronicles 20:24-26

King James Version

²⁴And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

²⁵And 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.

²⁶And 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.

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2 Chronicles 20:24-26

New King James Version

²⁴So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped.

²⁵When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the ^[a]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. ²⁶And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of ^[b]Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day.

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Footnotes

2 Chronicles 20:25 A few Heb. mss., Old Lat., Vg. garments; LXX armor
2 Chronicles 20:26 Lit. Blessing

2 Chronicles 20:24-26

English Standard Version

The Lord Delivers Judah

²⁴When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there^[a] were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. ²⁵When 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. ²⁶On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah,^[b] for there they blessed the Lord. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

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