2 Chronicles 20:20

20:20 Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: “Listen to me, you people of Judah ¹  and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! ²  Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.”

2 Chronicles 20:25

20:25 Jehoshaphat and his men ³  went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing ⁴  and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. ⁵  There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 34:3

34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor ⁷  David. In his twelfth year he began ridding ⁸  Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.

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¹ tn Heb “O Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See the note on the word “Judah” in v. 15.

² tn There is a wordplay in the Hebrew text. The Hiphil verb form הַאֲמִינוּ (ha’aminu, “trust”) and the Niphal form תֵאָמֵנוּ (te’amenu, “you will be safe”) come from the same verbal root (אָמַן, ’aman).

³ tn Or “army.”

⁴ tc The MT reads פְגָרִים (fÿgarim, “corpses”), but this seems odd among a list of plunder. A few medieval Hebrew mss and the Vulgate read בְגָדִים (vÿgadim, “clothing”), which fits the context much better.

⁵ tn Heb “and they snatched away for themselves so that there was no carrying away.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they were three days looting the plunder for it was great.”

⁷ tn Heb “father.”

⁸ tn Heb “purifying.”