20:1 Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, 1 attacked Jehoshaphat.
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 2 and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! 3 Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.”
20:26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, where 4 they praised the Lord. So that place is called the Valley of Berachah 5 to this very day.
1 tc The Hebrew text has “Ammonites,” but they are mentioned just before this. Most translations, following some
2 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.
3 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).
4 tn Heb “for there.”
5 sn The name Berachah, which means “blessing” in Hebrew, is derived from the verbal root “to praise [or “to bless”],” which appears earlier in the verse.