26And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-30)We have here the foregoing prayer answered and the foregoing promise performed, in the total overthrow of the enemies’ forces and the triumph (for so it was rather than a victory) of Jehoshaphat’s forces over them. I. Never was army drawn out to the field of battle as Jehoshaphat’s was. He had soldiers ready prepared for war (2 Chron. 17:18), but here is no notice taken of their military equipment…
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