2 Chronicles 20:26 (WEB)

Passage

On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:24 When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.

2 Chronicles 20:25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, it was so much.

2 Chronicles 20:26 On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.

2 Chronicles 20:27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28 They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "fourth", "assembled", "themselves", "beracah", "valley", "blessed", and "yahweh". 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 "When Jehoshaphat and his people came to..." into verse 27's "Then they returned every man of Judah...", 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.