2 Chronicles 20:23-26 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23

This verse proceeds to explain how this resulted in a kind of triangular duel on large scale. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23-37

At and after the battle: lessons. Armed with a holy trust in God, the king and his people advanced to meet their multitudinous enemies with bounding heart and tuneful lip. Nor were they unwarranted in so doing; the event completely justified their hopes. We learn— I, THAT OUR ENEMIES SOMETIMES DISPOSE OF ONE ANOTHER . ( 2 Chronicles 20:23 .) We sometimes find that the enemy is best "left well alone." Let Shimei "cast stones" at us; even though they be words of false... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:24

The watch-tower . See 2 Chronicles 26:10 , where, however, the ordinary מִגְדָּל , and not the present word (only found, except as a proper name, here and Isaiah 21:8 ), is employed. It is scarcely likely that a built watch-tower is intended even here, but rather a lofty site and point of view from which a large number of people could see. The proper names Mitzpeh ( Mizpeh ) and Mitzpah ( Mizpah ) are of course familiar. They looked unto the multitude . Judah and its army... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:25

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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:26

Berachah . This is just the Hebrew fern. subst, from a verb. It is used in 1 Chronicles 12:3 as the name of a man. The present name of the valley survives in the Waddy Bereikat on the Hebron road, beyond, therefore, the date unto this day of the writer. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:24

The march of Judah from Jerusalem would take five or six hours. By the time they reached the watch-towers in the wilderness of Jeruel all was over. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:25

Riches with the dead bodies - Several manuscripts give another reading: “riches, and garments.” read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:26

The valley of Berachah - Probably, the Wady Bereikut, which lies at a short distance from Tekoa toward the northwest. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:23-24

2 Chronicles 20:23-24. The children of Ammon and of Moab, &c. These fell foul upon the Edomites, and cut them off; and then fell out with one another, and cut one another off. Thus God often makes wicked people instruments of destruction to one another. When Judah came toward the watch-tower Which stood upon the cliff of Ziz, mentioned 2 Chronicles 20:16, and looked toward the wilderness, where their enemies lay encamped, whose numbers, and order, and condition, they could descry from... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:25

2 Chronicles 20:25. They found among them in abundance both riches and jewels, &c. Which they had brought with them to corrupt any of Jehoshaphat’s officers as they saw occasion: to procure necessaries for their vast army from time to time: and because they came as to triumph rather than to fight, being confident of the victory on account of their numbers, and especially because they thought to surprise Jehoshaphat ere he could make any considerable preparations against them; God also... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:23-24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:25

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