2 Chronicles 20:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

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.

Ver. 25. Both riches.] The Hebrew Recush sounds like it. It signifieth substance, or gathered goods; for it hath the name of getting and gathering.

And precious jewels.] Vasa desideriorum, gold rings, precious stones, chains of pearl, &c. Pharaoh's horses had golden trappings. Son 1:8 And the Midianitish camels had chains of gold about their necks. Jdg 8:26

2 Chronicles 20:25

25 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.