²⁵And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies[¹], 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.
[¹] According to some ancient authorities, garments.
25. they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies] The Hebrew text is faulty. Following the LXX. εὖρον κτήνη πολλὰ καὶ ἀποσκευὴν καὶ σκῦλα, read probably they found much cattle and goods and garments.
26–30 (no parallel in Kings).
The Sequel of the Deliverance.
²⁶And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah[¹]; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah, unto this day. ²⁷Then 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. ²⁸And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord.
[¹] That is, Blessing.
26. valley of Beracah] A deserted village Bereikūt (south of Tekoa) where there are some very ancient ruins seems to preserve the name. It is possible that the “valley of Jehoshaphat” mentioned by Joel (iii. [iv., Hebrew] 2) is to be identified with the scene of Jehoshaphat’s deliverance.
²⁹And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. ³⁰So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
29. was on all] Rather, came upon all; compare xiv. 14, xvii. 10.
the kingdoms of the countries] a characteristic phrase with the Chronicler; compare xii. 8, xvii. 10 and 1 Chronicles xxix. 30.