2 Chronicles 20:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When Jehoshaphatיְהֹושָׁפָ֣ט
(ye·ho·v·sha·fat)
3092: "the LORD has judged," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and shaphat
and his peopleוְעַמֹּו֮
(ve·'am·mov)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
cameוַיָּבֹ֨א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to takeלָבֹ֣ז
(la·voz)
962: to spoil, plundera prim. root
their spoil,שְׁלָלָם֒
(she·la·lam)
7998: a prey, spoil, plunder, bootyfrom shalal
they foundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩
(vai·yim·tze·'u)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
muchלָרֹ֜ב
(la·rov)
7230: multitude, abundance, greatnessfrom rabab
among them, [including] goods,וּרְכ֤וּשׁ
(u·re·chush)
7399: property, goodsfrom rakash
garments 
 
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
and valuable 
 
2536b: desirableness, preciousnessfrom chamad
thingsוּכְלֵ֣י
(u·che·lei)
3627: an article, utensil, vesselfrom kalah
which they tookוַיְנַצְּל֥וּ
(vay·na·tze·lu)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
for themselves, more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
they could carry.מַשָּׂ֑א
(mas·sa;)
4853a: a load, burden, lifting, bearing, tributefrom nasa
And they were threeשְׁלֹושָׁ֛ה
(she·lo·v·shah)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
daysיָמִ֧ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
takingבֹּזְזִ֥ים
(bo·ze·zim)
962: to spoil, plundera prim. root
the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖ל
(ha·sha·lal)
7998: a prey, spoil, plunder, bootyfrom shalal
becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
there was so much.רַב־
(rav-)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab


















KJV Lexicon
And when Jehoshaphat
Yhowshaphat  (yeh-ho-shaw-fawt')
Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem -- Jehoshaphat.
and his people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to take away
bazaz  (baw-zaz')
to plunder -- catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), utterly.
the spoil
shalal  (shaw-lawl')
booty -- prey, spoil.
of them they found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
among them in abundance
rob  (robe)
abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age).
both riches
rkuwsh  (rek-oosh')
property (as gathered) -- good, riches, substance.
with the dead bodies
peger  (peh'gher)
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image -- carcase, corpse, dead body.
and precious
chemdah  (khem-daw')
delight -- desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
jewels
kliy  (kel-ee')
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) -- armour (-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
which they stripped off
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
for themselves more than
'ayin  (ah'-yin)
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
they could carry away
massa'  (mas-saw')
burden, carry away, prophecy, they set, song, tribute.
and they were three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
in gathering
bazaz  (baw-zaz')
to plunder -- catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), utterly.
of the spoil
shalal  (shaw-lawl')
booty -- prey, spoil.
it was so much
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

International Standard Version
Later on, when Jehoshaphat and his army arrived to collect the spoils of war, they discovered there were far more goods, garments, and other valuable items to collect than they could carry off in a single day. There was so much material that it took three days to finish their collection efforts.

NET Bible
Jehoshaphat and his men went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Jehoshaphat and his troops came to take the loot, they found among them a lot of goods, clothes, and valuables. They found more than they could carry. They spent three days collecting the loot.

King James 2000 Bible
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 the gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
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