2 Chronicles 20:26 (YLT)

Passage

And on the fourth day they have been assembled at the valley of Blessing, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore they have called the name of that place, `Valley of Blessing,' unto this day.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:24 And Judah hath come in unto the watch-tower, to the wilderness, and they look unto the multitude, and lo, they <FI>are<Fi> carcases fallen to the earth, and there is none escaped,

2 Chronicles 20:25 and Jehoshaphat cometh in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcases, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil to themselves without prohibition, and they are three days seizing the spoil, for it <FI>is<Fi> abundant.

2 Chronicles 20:26 And on the fourth day they have been assembled at the valley of Blessing, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore they have called the name of that place, `Valley of Blessing,' unto this day.

2 Chronicles 20:27 And they turn back, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back unto Jerusalem with joy, for Jehovah hath made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28 And they come in to Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps, and with trumpets, unto the house of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "fourth", "been", "assembled", "valley", "blessing", "blessed", and "jehovah". 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 "and Jehoshaphat cometh in and his people..." into verse 27's "And they turn back every man of...", 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.