2 Chronicles 20:26 (DRB)

Passage

And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:24 And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.

2 Chronicles 20:25 Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.

2 Chronicles 20:26 And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.

2 Chronicles 20:27 And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28 And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "fourth", "assembled", "valley", "blessing", "blessed", "lord", and "therefore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "fourth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Then Josaphat came and all the people..." into verse 27's "And every man of Juda and the...", so "called" and "fourth" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "fourth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.