When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.
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When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.
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And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
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And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 20:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 37:36 Then Yahweh’s angel went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
- Exodus 14:30 Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- 1 Chronicles 5:22 For many fell slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
- Ezra 9:14 shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?
- Psalms 110:6 He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
- Jeremiah 33:5 while men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have killed in my anger and in my wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hidden my face from this city:
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 20:24 And when Judah came toward the watch…
2Ch 20:24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they [were] dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
Ver. 24. And none escaped.] Ne ignifer quidem reliquus est factus, ut in Proverbio est. See the like history in Jdg 7:22-25, and learn how we may be freed from our spiritual enemies - viz., not by our own might and merits, but by faith in Christ, who hath made us more than conquerors, {Rom 8:37} that is, triumphers. {2Co 2:14}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Toward the watch-tower; which stood upon the cliff of…
Toward the watch-tower; which stood upon the cliff of Ziz, mentioned above, 2Ch 20:16, or some other hill which looked toward the wilderness, where their enemies lay encamped, whose numbers, and order, and condition they could decry from thence.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When Judah came towards the watch tower in the…
When Judah came towards the watch tower in the wilderness,.... Which might stand upon the hill or cliff of Ziz, for the sake of the direction of travellers, and the preservation of them from thieves and robbers:
they looked unto the multitude; which they could take a view of from the top of the hill:
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and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped; all to a man slain, there was not one to be seen standing on his feet.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The watch tower - Which stood upon the cliff…
The watch tower - Which stood upon the cliff of Ziz, mentioned ver. 16, and looked toward the wilderness, where their enemies lay encamped, whose numbers, and order, and condition, they could descry from thence.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The march of Judah from Jerusalem would take five…
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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Tower. Maspha, in the tribe of Benjamin, (C.) or…
Tower. Maspha, in the tribe of Benjamin, (C.) or some other (H.) eminence. M.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness--Most…
when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness--Most probably the conical hill, Jebel Fereidis, or Frank Mountain, from the summit of which they obtained the first view of the scene of slaughter. Jehoshaphat and his people found the field strewed with dead bodies, so that they had not to fight at all, but rather to take possession of an immense booty, the collection of which occupied three days. 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.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Watchtower in the wilderness — The tower near…
24. Watchtower in the wilderness — The tower near Tekoa, which commanded a wide view over the neighbouring desert. Compare 2Ch_26:10; 2Ki_9:17, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. toward the watch tower] R.V. to the watch-tower.…
24. toward the watch tower] R.V. to the watch-tower. This tower may have been one of the castles mentioned in 2Ch_17:12.
unto the multitude] R.V. upon the multitude.
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and none escaped] R.V. and there were none that escaped.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) And when Judah came.—Now Judah had come; by…
(24) And when Judah came.—Now Judah had come; by the time the slaughter was complete.
Toward the watch tower.—The look-out of the desert. A height overlooking the wilderness of Jeruel (2Ch_20:16). The word mizpeh means watch-tower in Isa_21:8.
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They looked.—And they looked.
Behold, they were dead bodies.—Comp. 2Ki_19:35.
None escaped.—No survivors were anywhere visible. Vulg., “Porro Juda cum venisset ad speculam quae respicit solitudinem vidit procul . . . nec superesse quemquam qui necem potuisset evadere.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The watch-tower. Seemi, 2Ch_26:10, where, however, the ordinary lDg…
The watch-tower. Seemi, 2Ch_26:10, where, however, the ordinary lDg and not the present word (only found, except as a proper name, here and, (Isa_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 and heralding Levite singers would see now in new significance the thing said by Jahaziel in our ver. 16, "Ye shall find them at the end of the brook-course, before the wilderness of Jeruel." And none escaped; i.e. "without an exception.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Behold, they were dead
Behold, they were dead
The word "behold" is used here to mark a surprising event.
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they were dead, fallen to the ground
The phrase "fallen to the ground" is an idiomatic way to say that "they were dead." AT: "they were all dead on the ground" (See: Idiom and Doublet)
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