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There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing, and other valuables—more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all! <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> When 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. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">New King James Version</a> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the 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. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoils, they found much among them, including goods, 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. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments, and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil and found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including equipment, garments, and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away; so much that they spent three days gathering the spoil. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So Jehoshaphat and his troops went into the camp to carry away everything of value. They found a large herd of livestock, a lot of equipment, clothes, and other valuable things. It took them three days to carry it all away, and there was still some left over. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 of the spoil, it was so much. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Jehoshaphat and his troops came to take the loot, they found among them a lot of goods, clothes, and valuables. They found more than they could carry. They spent three days collecting the loot. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jehoshaphat and his troops moved in to take the loot, and they found many cattle, supplies, clothing, and other valuable objects. They spent three days gathering the loot, but there was so much that they could not take everything. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later on, when Jehoshaphat and his army arrived to collect the spoils of war, they discovered there were far more goods, garments, and other valuable items to collect than they could carry off in a single day. There was so much material that it took three days to finish their collection efforts. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Jehoshaphat and his men went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, 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. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 the spoil, it was so much. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/20.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jehoshaphat comes in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcasses, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil for themselves without prohibition, and they are seizing the spoil [for] three days, for it [is] abundant. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehoshaphat cometh in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcases, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil to themselves without prohibition, and they are three days seizing the spoil, for it is abundant. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehoshaphat will come, and his people, to plunder their spoil, and they will find among them for multitude and possession, and corpses, and vessels of desires, and they will take away for themselves to not lifting up: and they will be three days plundering the spoil, for it was much.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, Jehoshaphat went, and all the people with him, in order to take away the spoils of the dead. And they found, among the dead bodies, diverse equipment, and also garments, and very precious vessels. And they despoiled these, to such an extent that they were unable to carry everything. Neither could they, over three days, take away the spoils because of the magnitude of the plunder. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Jehoshaphat and his people came to gather the spoils, and they found an abundance of cattle and personal property, garments and precious vessels. They took so much that they were unable to carry it all; it took them three days to gather the spoils, there was so much of it. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the booty from them, they found livestock in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They spent three days taking the booty, because of its abundance.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Jehoshaphat and the people of Israel came to take away the spoil from them, they found among them an abundance of booty: riches, bridles, horses, and precious jewels, and they took for themselves whatever they desired. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yehoshaphat and the people of Israel came to plunder their loot, and they found a great abundance of loot and possessions by them, and bridles and horses and desirable vessels, and they picked up for themselves whatever they wanted, and it was three days afterward when they had plundered the loot, because it was very abundant.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Josaphat and his people went out to spoil them, and they found much cattle, and furniture, and spoils, and precious things: and they spoiled them, and they were three days gathering the spoil, for it was abundant. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=4887" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">The Enemies Destroy Themselves</a> …24When 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. 25<a href="/hebrew/3092.htm" title="3092: yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ (N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and shaphat; Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem.">Then Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am·mōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and his people</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/962.htm" title="962: lā·ḇōz (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To spoil, plunder. A primitive root; to plunder.">to carry off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7998.htm" title="7998: šə·lā·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A prey, spoil, plunder, booty. From shalal; booty.">the plunder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way·yim·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To attain to, find. ">and they found</a> <a href="/hebrew/6297.htm" title="6297: ū·p̄ə·ḡā·rîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Corpse, carcass. From pagar; a carcase, whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image.">on the bodies</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">an abundance</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: ū·rə·ḵūš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">of goods</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ḥă·mu·ḏō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">and valuables—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ū·ḵə·lê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: way·naṣ·ṣə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: lə·’ên (Prep-l:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">more than</a> <a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: maś·śā (N-ms) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">they could carry away.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">They were</a> <a href="/hebrew/962.htm" title="962: bō·zə·zîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To spoil, plunder. A primitive root; to plunder.">gathering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7998.htm" title="7998: haš·šā·lāl (Art:: N-ms) -- A prey, spoil, plunder, booty. From shalal; booty.">the plunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·wō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">for three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ- (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">there was so much.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a> Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. <a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">1 Samuel 30:16-20</a> So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. / And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels. / So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. ... <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">2 Kings 7:8-9</a> When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them. / 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.” <a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14</a> But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a> And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied, <a href="/joshua/11-14.htm">Joshua 11:14</a> The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed. <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Isaiah 33:4</a> Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it. <a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">Psalm 68:12</a> “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. <a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a> A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous. <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16-17</a> Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, / what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a> But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a> Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a> And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.they found<a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35,36</a> And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: … <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">1 Samuel 30:19,20</a> 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… <a href="/2_kings/7-9.htm">2 Kings 7:9-16</a> 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… precious jewels<a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Exodus 3:22</a> 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.<a href="/numbers/31-15.htm">Numbers 31:15</a> And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?<a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24-26</a> 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.) … it was so much<a href="/ezekiel/39-8.htm">Ezekiel 39:8,9</a> Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/18-2.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-33.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-16.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-11.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-18.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-14.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/24-11.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/26-5.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-27.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-26.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 20</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast</a> 5. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">His prayer</a> 14. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">The prophecy of Jahaziel</a> 20. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord</a> 22. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">The great overthrow of his enemies</a> 26. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-26.htm">The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph</a> 31. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">Jehoshaphat's reign</a> 35. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, led his people to collect the spoils of a miraculous victory. This event follows a divine intervention where God caused confusion among the enemy armies, leading them to destroy each other. The act of carrying off plunder was common in ancient warfare, symbolizing not only victory but also God's provision and blessing. This reflects the biblical principle that God fights for His people and rewards their faithfulness, as seen in other instances like the Israelites' exodus from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a>).and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables The abundance of goods and valuables signifies the wealth and resources that the enemy armies brought with them, expecting victory. This unexpected bounty underscores God's ability to provide for His people beyond their expectations. It also serves as a reminder of the futility of relying on material wealth and military might, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm">Proverbs 21:31</a>, which states that victory comes from the Lord.more than they could carry away The phrase highlights the overwhelming nature of God's blessing. The plunder was so vast that it exceeded the capacity of Jehoshaphat and his people to transport it all at once. This echoes the biblical theme of God's provision being more than sufficient, as seen in the feeding of the 5,000 in the New Testament (<a href="/john/6-12.htm">John 6:12-13</a>), where the leftovers were more than what was initially available.They were gathering the plunder for three days The duration of three days is significant in biblical numerology, often symbolizing completeness and divine perfection. This period allowed the people to fully appreciate the magnitude of God's deliverance and provision. The number three is frequently associated with resurrection and new beginnings, as seen in the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-4.htm">1 Corinthians 15:4</a>).because there was so much The sheer volume of the plunder emphasizes the extent of God's blessing and the totality of the victory He provided. It serves as a testament to God's faithfulness and power, reinforcing the message that when God intervenes, He does so abundantly. This abundance is a foretaste of the eternal blessings promised to believers, as described in <a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a>, where God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> The King of Judah who led his people in seeking the Lord's guidance and deliverance from their enemies. His faith and leadership are central to this account. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, whose people were under threat from a coalition of enemies but experienced divine deliverance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_beracah.htm">The Valley of Beracah</a> The place where the people of Judah gathered to bless the Lord after their victory, which means "Valley of Blessing." 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_plunder.htm">The Plunder</a> The abundance of goods, clothing, and valuable articles left by the defeated enemies, symbolizing God's provision and blessing. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_enemies.htm">The Enemies</a> The Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites who came to make war against Jehoshaphat and Judah but were defeated by divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_abundance.htm">God's Provision in Abundance</a> God not only delivers His people from their enemies but also provides abundantly beyond their immediate needs. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience_lead_to_blessing.htm">Faith and Obedience Lead to Blessing</a> Jehoshaphat's faith and obedience in seeking God first resulted in a miraculous victory and blessing for Judah. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_praise_and_thanksgiving.htm">The Importance of Praise and Thanksgiving</a> The people of Judah gathered to bless the Lord, highlighting the importance of gratitude in response to God's blessings. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Circumstances</a> The unexpected victory and plunder demonstrate God's control over all situations, encouraging believers to trust Him in times of trouble. <a href="/topical/c/community_in_victory.htm">Community in Victory</a> The collective effort to gather the plunder emphasizes the strength and unity of God's people when they work together.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 20</a> <a href="/q/is_2_chronicles_20_symbolic_or_literal.htm">Could the dramatic defeat of multiple enemies be a later exaggeration or symbolic story rather than a literal event (2 Chronicles 20)?</a> <a href="/q/does_history_confirm_edom's_lasting_hate.htm">If Ezekiel 35:5 describes Edom's 'perpetual hatred,' does historical record support such an unbroken hostility?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat's_army_win_by_singing.htm">How did Jehoshaphat's army manage to march forth singing and then gather the spoils without engaging in a standard military offensive (2 Chronicles 20:21-25)?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_outside_bible_for_2_chron_20.htm">Is there archaeological or historical evidence outside the Bible to corroborate this alleged miraculous victory (2 Chronicles 20)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) When.--Omit.They found.--And found.Among them in abundance both riches.--Instead of b?hem, "among them," the LXX. reads b?h?mah, "cattle," which seems preferable. "And found cattle in abundance and substance" (r?k-sh, movable goods of all sorts, including flocks and herds; <a href="/genesis/12-5.htm" title="And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.">Genesis 12:5</a>).With the dead bodies.--And corpses, which they stripped of their ornaments and clothing. But b?g?dim, "clothes," not p?g?rhn, "corpses," should be read with some MSS., and apparently the Vulg., "inter cadavera . . . vestes quoque." The Syriac has, "and they found among them a very great spoil and property, and bridles, and horses, and vessels of desire;" the Arabic, "and he found an immense booty, and herds and splendid garments." The LXX. has ?????, "spoils."Precious jewels.--Literally, vessels of desirable things, i.e.,costly articles; a phrase only met with hero: LXX., well, ????? ?????????.Which they stripped off for themselves.--Or, and they spoiled them, i.e., the enemy. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/3-22.htm" title="But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that sojournes in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters; and you shall spoil the Egyptians.">Exodus 3:22</a>; LXX., e ?????????? ???????.)More than they could carry away.--Literally, until there was no loading or carrying.Gathering--i.e., taking away (boz?zim, "plundering"). Comp. <a href="/context/judges/8-24.htm" title="And Gideon said to them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)">Judges 8:24-26</a> (the spoils of Midian). The amount of the spoil is explained by the circumstance that the invaders had intended to effect a permanent settlement in Judah, and so brought all their goods with them (<a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm" title="Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.">2Chronicles 20:11</a>). (Comp. <a href="/psalms/83-12.htm" title="Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.">Psalm 83:12</a>.) The invasion was thus similar in character to the migrations of the barbarian hordes, which broke repeatedly over the declining Roman empire, though of course it was on a much smaller scale. Its repulse, however, has proved not less momentous in the history of mankind, than that of the Persians at Marathon, or of the Saracens at Roncesvalles. The greatness of the overthrow may be inferred from the fact that the prophet Joel makes it a type of the coming judgment of Israel's enemies in the "Valley of Jehoshaphat"--a prophetic designation which alludes at once to the catastrophe recorded here, and to the truth that "Jehovah is judge" of all the earth (<a href="/joel/3-2.htm" title="I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.">Joel 3:2</a>; <a href="/joel/3-12.htm" title="Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.">Joel 3:12</a>; <a href="/joel/3-14.htm" title="Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.">Joel 3:14</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - Both riches with the dead bodies. The Hebrew text reads literally, both riches and dead bodies (no article). The וּפְגָרִים of the text, however, appears in several ("old authorities," Revised Version) manuscripts, as וּבְגָדִים ("garments"), and the versions of both Septuagint and Vulgate lend their authority to this reading. Jewels. The Hebrew term is כְלֵי, the most frequent rendering of which is "vessels," so rendered, that is, a hundred and sixty times out of about three hundred and eight times in all of its occurrence. It is, however, a word of very generic quality, and is rendered as here "jewels" about twenty-five other times. It would seem nugatory to tell us that there were "dead bodies," in the bald rendering of "and dead bodies." Our Authorized Version rendering, "riches with the dead bodies," of course both ingeniously glosses the difficulty and makes a sufficiently good meaning. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Jehoshaphat יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט (yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3092.htm">Strong's 3092: </a> Jehoshaphat -- 'the LORD has judged', the name of a number of Israelites and his people וְעַמּוֹ֮ (wə·‘am·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock went וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to carry off לָבֹ֣ז (lā·ḇōz) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_962.htm">Strong's 962: </a> To spoil, plunder the plunder, שְׁלָלָם֒ (šə·lā·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7998.htm">Strong's 7998: </a> A prey, spoil, plunder, booty and they found וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present on the bodies וּפְגָרִים֙ (ū·p̄ə·ḡā·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6297.htm">Strong's 6297: </a> A carcase, an idolatrous image an abundance לָרֹ֜ב (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> Multitude, abundance, greatness of goods וּרְכ֤וּשׁ (ū·rə·ḵūš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> Property, goods and valuables— חֲמֻד֔וֹת (ḥă·mu·ḏō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2530.htm">Strong's 2530: </a> To desire, take pleasure in more than לְאֵ֣ין (lə·’ên) Preposition-l | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle they could carry away. מַשָּׂ֑א (maś·śā) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire They were וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be gathering בֹּזְזִ֥ים (bō·zə·zîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_962.htm">Strong's 962: </a> To spoil, plunder the plunder הַשָּׁלָ֖ל (haš·šā·lāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7998.htm">Strong's 7998: </a> A prey, spoil, plunder, booty for three שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה (šə·lō·wō·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice days יָמִ֧ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there was so much. רַב־ (raḇ-) Adjective - 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