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2 Chronicles 20:26

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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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah unto this day.

KJV

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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 20

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

On the fourth they set out on their return to Jerusalem in the same order and joyful mood as they came. The place where they mustered previous to departure was, from their public thanksgiving service, called, "The Valley of Berachah" ("benediction"), now Wady Bereikut.

This site's exposition

the valley of Berachah

On the fourth day they assemble to bless the LORD, and the place takes the name Berachah, blessing, unto this day. The map itself keeps the receipt: a valley near Tekoa named not for the victory but for the thanksgiving after it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Yet they did not think this enough, but came in solemn procession, all in a body, and Jehoshaphat at the head of them, to Jerusalem, that the country, as they passed along, might join with them in their praises, and that they might give thanks for the mercy where they had by prayer obtained it, in the house of the Lord,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah - “The valley of Benediction;” and so in the latter clause. - Targum.
The valley of Berachah - Probably, the Wady Bereikut, which lies at a short distance from Tekoa toward the northwest.

The words behind it

21 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וּבַיּ֣וֹםand on the day

    uvaiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הָרְבִעִ֗י<the> fourth

    hareviiH7243 →

  • נִקְהֲלוּ֙they assembled

    nikhaluH6950 →39 times

  • לְעֵ֣מֶקto [the] valley of

    leemekH6010 →

  • בְּרָכָ֔הBerachah

    berakhahH1294 →

  • כִּי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • שָׁ֖םthere

    shamH8033 →834 times

  • בֵּרֲכ֣וּthey blessed

    berakhuH1288 →330 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • עַל־there-

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כֵּ֡ן-fore

    kenH3651 →771 times

  • קָֽרְא֞וּpeople have called

    kareuH7121 →733 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • שֵׁ֨ם[the] name of

    shemH8034 →864 times

  • הַמָּק֥וֹםthe place

    hamakomH4725 →401 times

  • הַה֛וּא<the> that

    hahu'H1931 →1879 times

  • עֵ֥מֶק[the] valley of

    ʾemekH6010 →

  • בְּרָכָ֖הBerachah

    berakhahH1294 →

  • עַד־until

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • הַיּֽוֹם׃this day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.5 worksPsalms 107:21–22Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.4 worksGenesis 32:20You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”4 worksIsaiah 62:4No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.4 works2 Chronicles 5:9The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.4 worksLuke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 103:1–2Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.3 works2 Samuel 22:1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.3 worksExodus 15:1–19Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.3 works1 Samuel 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”3 works2 Chronicles 31:21He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.3 worksJoel 3:12Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.3 worksActs 1:19This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)2 worksGenesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.2 worksRevelation 19:1–6After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!2 works1 Kings 8:15and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,2 works2 Samuel 18:28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”2 worksJoel 3:2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 17:15

    And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 22:14

      And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

    • Judges 6:24

      So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

    • Psalms 60:4

      You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah

  • Through

    Isaiah 62:4

    No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…

    it leads to

    • Zephaniah 3:17

      The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

    • Hosea 2:19–20

      So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

    • Isaiah 62:12

      And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

    • Isaiah 54:5–7

      For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

    • Jeremiah 32:41

      Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

About 2 Chronicles

The Ammonite and Moabite Armies Are Destroyed — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Ammonite and Moabite Armies Are Destroyed — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Chronicles: the study guide →Read 2 Chronicles 20 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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