2 CHRONICLES 20:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.”
The plunder — material abundance — 'And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them, in great quantities, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They spent three days taking the plunder, because there was so much' (וירדו יהושפט ועמו לשלל את ערם וימצאו בהם לרוב ורכוש וביגדים וכלים חמודים ויתלקטו להם מדי יוכלו נשא ויהיו שלשה ימים שללים הרבות כי רב היא). The language of plunder (שלל) invokes the spoils of victory; the goods (ערם, כלים) and precious things (חמדות) suggest not merely weapons but valuables. The abundance is so great that the people cannot carry it all in three days. This material blessing reflects the covenant formula: obedience brings blessing, abundance. The three-day duration may evoke the pattern of sacred time (resurrection imagery). The plunder narrative confirms the Chronicler's theological narrative: divine deliverance brings abundance.
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