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14 They defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.(A)

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14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(A) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there.

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10 The fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, and they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.(A)

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10 The fear(A) of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not go to war against Jehoshaphat.

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As they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities all around them, so that no one pursued them.(A)

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Then they set out, and the terror of God(A) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(B)

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29 The fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.(A)

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29 The fear(A) of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the Lord had fought(B) against the enemies of Israel.

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37 No, in all these things we are more than victorious through him who loved us.(A)

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37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors(A) through him who loved us.(B)

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23 Your rigging hangs loose;
    it cannot hold the mast firm in its place
    or keep the sail spread out.

Then the blind will divide abundant spoil,[a]
    and the lame will take plunder.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 33.23 Cn: Heb Then prey and spoil in abundance will be divided

23 Your rigging hangs loose:
    The mast is not held secure,
    the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
    and even the lame(A) will carry off plunder.(B)

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His rock shall pass away in terror,
    and his officers desert the standard in panic,”
says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion
    and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.(A)

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Their stronghold(A) will fall because of terror;
    at the sight of the battle standard(B) their commanders will panic,(C)
declares the Lord,
    whose fire(D) is in Zion,
    whose furnace(E) is in Jerusalem.

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12     “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil,(A)

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12 “Kings and armies flee(A) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.(B)

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As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
    they were in panic; they took to flight;(A)
trembling took hold of them there,
    pains as of a woman in labor,

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they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.(A)
Trembling seized(B) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(C)

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21 Terrifying sounds are in their ears;
    in prosperity the destroyer will come upon them.(A)

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21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(A)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(B)

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25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil from them, they found livestock[a] in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They spent three days taking the spoil because of its abundance.

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Footnotes

  1. 20.25 Gk: Heb among them

25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing[a] and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts corpses

16 Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a measure of choice meal was sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.(A)

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16 Then the people went out and plundered(A) the camp of the Arameans. So a seah of the finest flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel,(B) as the Lord had said.

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For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to fight against us.”(A) So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives.(B) When these diseased men had come to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent, ate and drank, carried off silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they came back, entered another tent, carried off things from it and went and hid them.

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for the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound(A) of chariots and horses and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired(B) the Hittite(C) and Egyptian kings to attack us!” So they got up and fled(D) in the dusk and abandoned their tents and their horses and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

The men who had leprosy(E) reached the edge of the camp, entered one of the tents and ate and drank. Then they took silver, gold and clothes, and went off and hid them. They returned and entered another tent and took some things from it and hid them also.

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