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2 Chronicles 20:24

22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

And 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.

25 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.

26 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.

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BSB
When 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.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.
ASV
And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.
DARBY
And Judah came on to the mountain-watch in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.
BLB
And Judah came to the watchtower in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude, and behold, their corpses [were] fallen on the earth, and no one had escaped.
ÅB
Da Juda kom opp på høyden hvorfra en kunne se ut over ørkenen, og så seg om etter hæren, fikk de se dem ligge døde på jorden, og ingen var sloppet unna.
OTB
Da Juda kom til vakttårnet i ødemarken, vendte de seg mot mengden, og se, det lå lik på jorden, og ingen hadde unnsluppet.
B1930
Da Juda kom op på høiden hvorfra en kunde se ut over ørkenen, og så sig om efter hæren, fikk de se dem ligge døde på jorden, og ingen var sloppet unda.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 37:36

    Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

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  • Jeremiah 33:5

    They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.

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  • Ezra 9:14

    Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

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  • 1 Chronicles 5:22

    For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

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  • Exodus 14:30

    Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

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  • Psalms 110:6

    He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

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