2 Chronicles 20:25

23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

24 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.

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables —more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

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BSB
Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables —more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
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.
WEB
When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies with precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, it was so much.
ASV
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.
DARBY
And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it was so much.
BLB
And Jehoshaphat came, and his people, to take away the spoils, and they found among them an abundance of goods, and corpses, and precious articles, and they took for themselves more than they could carry away. And they were three days gathering the spoil, because it [was] so much.
ÅB
Josjafat og hans folk dro dit for å plyndre, og de fant der både gods og døde kropper og kostbare ting i mengde, og det hærfang de tok, var så stort at de ikke kunne bære det; i tre dager holdt de på med å plyndre, så meget hærfang var det.
OTB
Da Josjafat og hans folk kom for å samle byttet, fant de mye blant dem, inkludert varer, klær og verdifulle ting som de tok for seg selv, mer enn de kunne bære. Og de samlet byttet i tre dager fordi det var så mye.
B1930
Josafat og hans folk drog dit for å plyndre, og de fant der både gods og døde kropper og kostbare ting i mengde, og det hærfang de tok, var så stort at de ikke kunde bære det; i tre dager holdt de på med å plyndre, så meget hærfang var det.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 30:19–20

    Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

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  • 2 Kings 7:9–16

    Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

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  • Numbers 31:15

    “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.

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  • Proverbs 3:15

    She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

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  • Psalms 68:12

    “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

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  • Ezekiel 39:8–9

    Yes, it is coming, and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken.

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  • Exodus 3:22

    Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”

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  • Judges 8:24–26

    Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

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