24<\/strong>. toward the watch tower<\/em> ] R.V. to the watch-tower<\/strong>. This tower may have been one of the castles mentioned in 2Ch 17:12<\/span>.<\/p>\n unto the multitude<\/em> ] R.V. upon the multitude<\/strong>.<\/p>\n and none escaped<\/em> ] R.V. and there were none that escaped<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 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.<\/P> <\/p>\n Toward the watch-tower; <\/B>which stood upon the cliff of Ziz, mentioned above, 2Ch 20:16<\/span>, 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. <\/P> <\/p>\n 24-26. when Judah came toward thewatchtower in the wilderness<\/B>Most probably the conical hill,Jebel Fereidis, or Frank Mountain, from the summit of which theyobtained the first view of the scene of slaughter. Jehoshaphat andhis people found the field strewed with dead bodies, so that they hadnot to fight at all, but rather to take possession of an immensebooty, the collection of which occupied three days. On the fourththey set out on their return to Jerusalem in the same order andjoyful mood as they came. The place where they mustered previous todeparture was, from their public thanksgiving service, called, “TheValley of Berachah” (“benediction”), now WadyBereikut. <\/P> 2Ch20:31-37<\/span>. HIS REIGN.<\/P><\/p>\n When Judah came towards the watch tower in the wilderness<\/strong>,…. 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:<\/p>\n they looked unto the multitude<\/strong>; which they could take a view of from the top of the hill:<\/p>\n and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped<\/strong>; all to a man slain, there was not one to be seen standing on his feet.<\/p>\n Now, when Judah came to the height in the wilderness ( , specula <\/em>, watch-tower, here a height in the wilderness of Tekoa, whence one might look out over the wilderness Jeruel, 2Ch 20:16<\/span>), and turned, or was about to turn, against the multitude of the enemy ( referring back to 2Ch 20:12<\/span>), behold, they saw “corpses lying upon the earth, and none had escaped,” i.e., they saw corpses in such multitude lying there, that to all appearance none had escaped. <\/p>\n (24) And when Judah came.<\/strong>Now Judah had come;<\/em> by the time the slaughter was complete.<\/p>\n Toward the watch tower.<\/strong>The look-out of the desert.<\/em> A height overlooking the wilderness of Jeruel (2Ch. 20:16<\/span>). The word mizpeh<\/em> means watch-tower<\/em> in Isa. 21:8<\/span>.<\/p>\n They looked.<\/strong>And they looked.<\/em><\/p>\n Behold, they were dead bodies.<\/strong>Comp. 2Ki. 19:35<\/span>.<\/p>\n None escaped.<\/strong>No survivors were anywhere visible. Vulg., Porro Juda cum venisset ad speculam quae respicit solitudinem vidit procul . . . nec superesse quemquam qui necem potuisset evadere.<\/p>\n 24<\/strong>. <\/strong> Watchtower in the wilderness <\/strong> The tower near Tekoa, which commanded a wide view over the neighbouring desert. Compare 2Ch 26:10<\/span>; 2Ki 9:17<\/span>, note.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Ver. 24. And none escaped.<\/strong> ] Ne ignifer quidem reliquus est factus, ut in Proverbio est.<\/em> See the like history in Jdg 7:22-25<\/span> , 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 <\/p>\n 2Ch 20:24-30<\/p>\n 2Ch 20:24-30<\/p>\n GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE ONLY TO RECOVER THE SPOIL LEFT BY THE FALLEN ARMIES<\/p>\n “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. And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found them in abundance both riches, and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Beracah unto this day. Then they returned every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the fore-front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies. And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah. And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel. So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.”<\/p>\n “On the main road between Hebron and Jerusalem, near Tekoa, there is even today a valley that bears a form of the ancient name Beracah,” the same being a very strong evidence of the historicity of this event.<\/p>\n E.M. Zerr:<\/p>\n 2Ch 20:24. Watch tower comes from a single Hebrew word, MITSPEH, and Strong defines it, “an observatory, especially for military purposes.” The people of Judah marching toward the enemy arrived at this watch tower, and from that post they saw the condition that had come about by the actions described in the preceding verse. They could then realize what the prophet meant in the prediction recorded in verses 15-17. <\/p>\n 2Ch 20:25. The people with Jehoshaphat saw that they had no soldiers to light since they were all dead. It was customary under the rules of war to take possession of the valuables found on the bodies of the enemy army, and also the other personal property among them, such as the cattle and other things of value. The amount of all this spoil was so great that it took three days to collect what they were able to take with them, and even then they had to leave some of it. <\/p>\n 2Ch 20:26. Nearby was a valley that was suitable for an orderly assembly. To this place Jehoshaphat brought the people for a season of praise to God for the victory that had been given them. They blessed the Lord, which means they praised him as the source of the great blessings just bestowed upon them. This valley probably had no special name before this time, but the occasion which brought about the gathering suggested a name that would be appropriate. The word Berachah means “blessing,” hence the valley received the name given it here. <\/p>\n 2Ch 20:27. After the services in the valley, Jehoshaphat led the people back to the capital city. Judah and Jerusalem are named in this way because the last word names the capital of the Kingdom of Judah. The meeting in the valley took place the day after they had completed the taking of the spoil. It was fitting to gather at the regularly established headquarters for a more official season of religious services. <\/p>\n 2Ch 20:28. A psaltery was a stringed instrument of music to accompany the voice. A harp was the national instrument of the Hebrews. According to Josephus it had ten strings, and was played upon with a plectrum, an attachment worn by the finger. A trumpet (called also a cornet) was a loud-sounding instrument, made of the horn of a ram. The first two were stringed instruments while the third was a kind to be played with the mouth. These were made by David according to 2Ch 7:6. The joy of the people for their relief from the threatened war caused them to come to the headquarters to engage in a praise. service, and these instruments were used with it. <\/p>\n 2Ch 20:29-30. The providential victory of Judah over their enemies had its effect on other peoples. It caused them to fear God in the sense of being afraid to undertake any warlike action against the people of God. <\/p>\n they were dead: Exo 14:30, 1Ch 5:22, Psa 110:6, Isa 37:36, Jer 33:5 <\/p>\n none escaped: Heb. there was not an escaping, Ezr 9:14 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Exo 14:28 – remained Psa 46:8 – desolations<\/p>\n 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. 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 20:24”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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