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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Riches with the dead bodies - Several manuscripts give another reading: “riches, and garments.”

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When. —Omit.

They found.And found.

Among them in abundance both riches.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This is the Valley of Blessing: surely an appropriate name worthy of long remembrance.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them. Which was all they had to do; they had no need to fig…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jehoshaphat exhorted his troops to firm faith in God. Faith inspires a man with true courage; nor will anything help more to establish the heart in…

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