Berachah
2 Chronicles 20:26
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD…


Suppose every place were to receive its name from what is done in it! How startling and varied would be some of the names! Berashah means a valley of blessing.

I. AFTER PRAYER. Jehoshaphat pleads with God on various grounds.

II. AFTER CONFLICT in the spirit of praise.

III. AFTER VICTORY. The triumph was speedy, signal, and complete. Let the valley of our life often be made a Berachah.

(H. Gammage.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

WEB: On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.




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