2 Chronicles 20:25
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.
24 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.
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.
27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 30:19–20
And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
Read in context2 Kings 7:9–16
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
Read in contextNumbers 31:15
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
Read in contextProverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Read in contextPsalms 68:12
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Read in contextEzekiel 39:8–9
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
Read in contextExodus 3:22
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
Read in contextJudges 8:24–26
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
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