## Rashi on II Chronicles Chapter 20

###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:1:1
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**וְעִמָּהֶם מֵהָעַמּוֹנִים.** זֶה עֲמָלֵק, וְלָמָּה נִקְרְאוּ עַמּוֹנִים? לְפִי שֶׁשִּׁנָּה כְּסוּתוֹ וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ כְּעַמּוֹנִים וְנִתְעָרְבוּ בָּהֶם, וּבָא לְהִלָּחֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל (ילקוט שמעוני תורה תשסד); וְכֵן מוּכָח לְמַטָּה בָּעִנְיָן **וּבְעֵת הַחֵלּוּ בְּרִנָּה וּתְהִלָּה נָתַן ה׳ מְאָרְבִים עַל בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמוֹאָב וְהַר שֵׂעִיר וְגוֹ׳** – נִמְצָא שֶׁהָעַמּוֹנִים שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כָּאן הֵם עֲמָלֵקִים שֶׁשִּׁנּוּ לְשׁוֹנָם וּכְסוּתָם. וְהוּא שֶׁיִּסֵּד הַקַּלִּיר בְּפָרָשַׁת זָכוֹר (בפיוט זכור איש): ״זְכוֹר עָרִיץ בָּעַמּוֹנִים נֶחְבָּא, פָּרַץ כַּרְמֵי עֵין גֶּדִי כְּהוּבָא״ – כְּלוֹמַר: זְכוֹר מַה שֶּׁעָשָׂה עֲמָלֵק (דברים כה:יז) הֶעָרִיץ שֶׁנֶּחְבָּא בֵּין הָעַמּוֹנִים, וּבָא לִפְרֹץ כַּרְמֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאוֹתוֹ זְמַן, כְּדִכְתִיב ״וְהִנָּם בְּחַצְצוֹן תָּמָר הִיא עֵין גֶּדִי״ (דברי הימים ב כ:ב). וְ״עֵין גֶּדִי״ סָמוּךְ לִמְחוֹז שֶׁל עֲמָלֵק, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּלֶךְ לְךָ ״וַיַּכּוּ אֶת כָּל שְׂדֵה הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְגַם אֶת הָאֱמֹרִי הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּחַצְצוֹן תָּמָר״ (בראשית יד:ז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and with them, some of the Ammonites** This is Amalek. Why were they called Ammonites? Because they changed their dress and their language to resemble that of the Ammonites and mingled with them, and came to wage war against Israel. This can be proven below in the chapter (verse 22): “And at the time they commenced, etc. the Lord placed liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.” We find that the Ammonites mentioned here are Amalekites who changed their tongue and their dress. This is what the Kallir set down in the section of Zachor: Remember the tyrant who hid among the Ammonites; he breached the vineyards of Ein-Gedi when he was brought, i.e., remember what Amalekite the tyrant did - he hid among the Ammonites and came to breach the vineyards of Israel at that time, as it is written: “and behold they are in Hazazon-Tamar which is Ein-Gedi,” and Ein-Gedi is close to the territory of Amalek, as is stated in (Gen. 14:7): “and they struck down the whole field of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwell in Hazazon- Tamar.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:2:1
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**הִיא עֵין גֶּדִי.** כְּלוֹמַר, שֶׁאָמְרוּ לוֹ: כְּבָר בָּאוּ כָּל כָּךְ בְּקָרוֹב לָנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the same is Ein-Gedi** i.e., They said to him, “They have already come so close to us.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:4:1
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**גַּם מִכָּל עָרֵי יְהוּדָה.** שֶׁלֹּא תֹאמַר: כְּשֶׁאָמַר בִּתְחִלָּה **וַיִּקָּבְצוּ יְהוּדָה לְבַקֵּשׁ** – אֵלּוּ יוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְבַד הֵם, אֶלָּא מִכָּל עָרֵי יְהוּדָה **בָּאוּ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**also from all the cities of Judah** That you should not say, when it is stated initially, “And the Judeans gathered to seek,” that these were the inhabitants of Jerusalem only, but they came from all the cities of Judah.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:6:1
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**וְאַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּכָל מַמְלְכוֹת הַגּוֹיִם וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה.** לִנְהוֹג מֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ עֲלֵיהֶם, לְכָךְ אָנוּ מְבַקְּשִׁים מִמְּךָ לְעָזְרֵנוּ מֵהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and that You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations and in Your hand is strength and might** to conduct Your rule over them; therefore, we beseech You to save us from them.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:6:2
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**וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ.** בַּעַל כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה; הַרְדִי״ן בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and in Your hand is strength and might** in wars and might, *hardiess* in French, boldness.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:6:3
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**וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לְהִתְיַצֵּב.** אֵין שׁוּם בְּרִיָּה יְכוֹלָה לַעֲמֹד נֶגְדְּךָ **בְּכָל מַמְלְכוֹת הַגּוֹיִם**; דּוּגְמָתוֹ: ״לֹא יִתְיַצֵּב אִישׁ לְפָנֶיךָ״ (יהושע א:ה), וְכֵן (איוב מא:ב) ״מִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצֵּב״ (כָּךְ פֵּירֵשׁ רַבֵּינוּ מְנַחֵם בַּר חֶלְבּוֹ זַצַ״ל):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and no one can stand with You** No creature can stand against You of all the kingdoms of the nations, and an example of this is (Josh. 1:5): “No man shall stand before You.” (Rabbi Menahem the son of Helbo explained it in this manner.)


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:7:1
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**וַתִּתְּנֶהָ לְזֶרַע אַבְרָהָם.** לְפִיכָךְ עָלֶיךָ לְהַחֲזִיקָהּ בְּיָדָם וּלְגָרֵשׁ הָעַמִּים הָאֵלֶּה, כִּי אֲפִלּוּ מֶלֶךְ וַאֲפִלּוּ שׁוּם אָדָם כְּשֶׁנָּתַן מַתָּנָה לְאוֹהֲבוֹ וּבָא אַחֵר לְגָזְלוֹ הֵימֶנּוּ, דּוֹחֵק בְּעַצְמוֹ לְהַחֲזִיקָהּ בְּיָדוֹ, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן אַתָּה. וְשֶׁמָּא תֹּאמַר לֹא נְתַתִּיהָ לָכֶם אֶלָּא לְפִי שָׁעָה, בִּשְׁבִיל כָּךְ נֶאֱמַר לְעֵיל יְרֻשַּׁת עוֹלָם נָתַתָּ לָנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and given it to the seed of Abraham** Therefore, it is incumbent upon You to preserve it in their hands and to drive these peoples out. Even a flesh and blood king, and even an ordinary man, when he gives a present to his friend and someone comes to rob him of it, he exerts himself to preserve it in his hand. How much more so [should] You [do so]! Perhaps You will say, “I gave it to them only temporarily.” Therefore, it says, “forever.” You gave it to us for an eternal inheritance.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:8:1
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**וַיִּבְנוּ לְךָ בָהּ מִקְדָּשׁ לְשִׁמְךָ לֵאמֹר.** שֶׁ**אִם תָּבוֹא עָלֵינוּ רָעָה חֶרֶב שְׁפוֹט** אוֹ שׁוּם דִּין **וְדֶבֶר וְרָעָב**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and therein they built You a Sanctuary for Your name, saying** that “should evil come upon us, etc.” **judgment** or any judgment, whether sword, pestilence, or famine.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:9:1
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**וְנִזְעַק אֵלֶיךָ מִצָּרָתֵנוּ.** בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and we shall cry out to You from our distress** in the Temple.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:9:2
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**וְתִשְׁמַע וְתוֹשִׁיעַ.** כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶיךָ שְׁלֹמֹה, וְהִבְטַחְתּוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּךְ; כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְאִם יִנָּגֵף עַמְּךָ״ (דברי הימים ב ו:כד) וְכָל הַפָּרָשָׁה עַד ״וְסָלַחְתָּ וְנָתַתָּ לָאִישׁ כְּכָל דְּרָכָיו״ (דברי הימים ב ו:ל). וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ ה׳, כְּדִכְתִיב ״וַיֵּרָא ה׳ אֶל שְׁלֹמֹה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת תְּפִלָּתֶךָ״ (דברי הימים ב ז:יב) וְכָל הַפָּרָשָׁה עַד ״וְאֶסְלַח לְחַטָּאתָם וְאֶרְפָּא אֶת אַרְצָם״ (דברי הימים ב ז:יד). וְעַתָּה אֲנִי מִתְפַּלֵּל שֶׁתִּזְכֹּר אוֹתָהּ הַבְטָחָה שֶׁהִבְטַחְתּוֹ, וְתִשְׁמַע וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ מֵאוֹיְבֵינוּ הַבָּאִים עָלֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and You will hear and save** as Solomon prayed before You, and You promised him to do so, as is written (above 6:24): “And if Your people is struck down,” continuing with the entire chapter until (verse 30): “and forgive and give to each man according to his ways.” And the Lord accepted his prayer, as it is written (ibid. 7:12): “And the Lord appeared to Solomon, and said to him: I have heard your prayer,” continuing with the entire chapter until (ibid. verse 14) “and forgive their sin and heal their land.” Now I pray that You remember the promise which You promised him, and hear and save us from our enemies who are coming upon us.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:10:1
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**וְעַתָּה.** עַל כָּל זֹאת שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּנוּ לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ מֵאוֹיְבֵינוּ הַבָּאִים עָלֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And now** about all that You promised us to save us from our enemies who are coming upon us.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:10:2
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**הִנֵּה בְנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמוֹאָב וְהַר שֵׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר לֹא נָתַתָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָבוֹא בָהֶם.** לְהִלָּחֵם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**behold the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, against whom You did not permit Israel to come** to wage war.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:10:3
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**בְּבוֹאָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם.** וַעֲלֵיהֶם הָיָה לִזְכֹּר אֶת הַחֶסֶד וְלָבֹא בְּעֶזְרָתֵנוּ, וְהֵם לֹא דַי לָהֶם שֶׁאֵינָן זוֹכְרִין לָנוּ אוֹתוֹ הַחֶסֶד לִהְיוֹת עִמָּנוּ בְּכָל צָרוֹתֵינוּ, אֶלָּא שֶׁגּוֹמְלִין אֵלֵינוּ רָעָה וּבָאִין עָלֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**when they came out of the land of Egypt** and they should have remembered the kindness [we performed] and come to our aid, but they - not only did they not remember our kindness, to be with us in all our troubles, but they repayed us with evil and attacked us.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:11:1
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**לְגָרְשֵׁנוּ מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹרַשְׁתָּנוּ.** אַתָּה בְּעַצְמְךָ, וּלְפִיכָךְ מַה יֵּשׁ לָהֶם לְעַרְעֵר עַל יְרֻשָּׁתֵנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to drive us out of Your inheritance, which You caused us to inherit** You Yourself. Therefore, on what basis can they contest our inheritance?


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:12:1
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**כִּי עָלֶיךָ עֵינֵינוּ.** לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**but our eyes are upon You** to save us.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:13:1
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**גַּם טַפָּם.** כַּמִּנְהָג שֶׁהַגְּדוּדִים בָּאִים עַל הָאָרֶץ, בּוֹרְחִים מִן הַכְּפָרִים לְעָרֵי מִבְצְרֵיהֶם טַפָּם **נְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**also their infants** It is customary that when troops attack a country, the infants, wives, and children flee the villages to the fortified cities.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:15:1
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**אַל תִּירְאוּ וְאַל תֵּחַתּוּ.** מוּסָב עַל שֶׁאָמְרוּ **אֵין בָּנוּ כֹּחַ לִפְנֵי הֶהָמוֹן**, וְהַנָּבִיא אָמַר לָהֶם: אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵם רַבִּים מִכֶּם, אַל תִּירְאוּ מֵהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You shall not fear, neither shall you be dismayed** This refers back to what they said, (verse 12) “we have no strength before this multitude.” The prophet said to them, “Although they outnumber you, do not fear them.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:15:2
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**כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי לֵאלֹהִים.** מוּסָב עַל **וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נֵדַע**, וְהֵשִׁיב הַנָּבִיא: וַדַּאי כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם שֶׁעַל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עֵינֵיכֶם וּבִטְחוֹנְכֶם לְהוֹשִׁיעֲכֶם, כֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה, כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי לֵאלֹהִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for the war is not yours but God’s** This refers back to (verse 12) “and we do not know,” and the prophet replied, “It is surely as you have said, that your eyes and your trust are upon the Holy One, blessed be He, to save you.” So will He do, for the war is not yours but God’s.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:16:1
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**בְּמַעֲלֵה הַצִּיץ.** שֵׁם מָקוֹם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**on the ascent to Haziz** the name of a place.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:17:1
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**הִתְיַצְּבוּ.** מוּסָב עַל **לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**set yourself** This refers back to (verse 15) “for the war is not yours.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:17:2
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**וְרָאוּ אֶת יְשׁוּעַת ה׳.** מוּסָב לְמַעְלָה: הֲלֹא אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ **הוֹרַשְׁתָּנוּ**, וְאָמַר לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: הַדִּין עִמָּכֶם, עָלַי לְהַחֲזִיקָהּ בְּיֶדְכֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and see the salvation of the Lord** This refers back to the above: “Have You, our God, not caused us to inherit (sic)?” And the Holy One, blessed be He, said to them, “You are right. It is up to Me to preserve it in your hands.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:17:3
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**מָחָר צְאוּ.** וְאֶלָּחֵם בַּעֲדֵיכֶם. וְהֵם הֶאֱמִינוּ וְנִזְדָּרְזוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַּבֹּקֶר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Tomorrow go forth before them** and I shall wage war on your behalf. And they believed, and hurried, and arose early in the morning.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:20:1
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**וְתֵאָמֵנוּ.** וְתִהְיוּ בְּנֵי אֱמוּנָה וְתַצְלִיחוּ; דֻּגְמָא: ״לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ״ (ישעיה ז:ט):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and you will be believed** Heb. וְתֵאָמֵנוּ. You will be trustworthy and prosper. An example is (Isa. 7: 9) “for you cannot be believed (לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ).”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:22:1
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**נָתַן ה׳ מְאָרְבִים.** נָתַן מְאָרְבִים לְהַשְׁמִידָם וּלְהַחֲרִימָם; דּוּגְמָא בְּאֲבִיָּה בֶּן רְחַבְעָם: ״וְיָרָבְעָם הֵסֵב אֶת הַמַּאֲרָב״ (דברי הימים ב יג:יג); כְּמוֹ כֵן הֱסִיבָם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא זֶה בָּזֶה, וְשׁוּב חָזַר **מוֹאָב** וְעָזַר לִבְנֵי **עַמּוֹן**, וְקָמוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עַל בְּנֵי **שֵׂעִיר**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the Lord placed liers-in-wait** He placed liers-in-wait to annihilate them and destroy them. An example is found in the case of Abijah the son of Rehoboam (13:13): “And Jeroboam turned the ambush.” Similarly, the Holy One, blessed be He, turned them one against another, and later, Moab returned and aided the children of Ammon, and they both rose up against the children of Seir.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:23:1
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**וַיַּעַמְדוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמוֹאָב עַל יֹשְׁבֵי הַר שֵׂעִיר לְהַחֲרִים וּלְהַשְׁמִיד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם בְּיוֹשְׁבֵי שֵׂעִיר עָזְרוּ אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ.** הֱסִיבָן הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא זֶה אֶל זֶה לְהַשְׁחִיתָם עַד כַּלּוֹתָם, עַד שֶׁנָּפְלוּ הַהַגְרִים (תהלים פג:ז) לָאָרֶץ לְאֵין פְּלֵיטָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**when they finished with the inhabitants of Seir, each one helped his friend to destroy** The Holy One, blessed be He, turned one against the other until they were completely destroyed; until the corpses fell to the ground with no survivors.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:25:1
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**לְאֵין מַשָּׂא.** מֵרוֹב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to the extent that they could not carry them away** because of the quantity.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:26:1
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**נִקְהֲלוּ לְעֵמֶק בְּרָכָה.** לְאוֹתוֹ עֵמֶק שֶׁלְּאַחַר כֵּן נִקְרָא עֵמֶק בְּרָכָה, עַל שֵׁם הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּפֹרָשׁ בְּסָמוּךְ, כְּדַאֲמַר: **כִּי שָׁם בֵּרְכוּ אֶת ה׳**; וְהוֹדוּ עַל כָּל הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לָהֶם, שֶׁעֲזָרָם מֵעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they congregated to the valley of Berachah** To the valley which was later called the valley of Berachah, because of the incident [that took place there], as is explained immediately following, as Scripture states **for there they blessed the Lord** and gave thanks for all the good that He had done for them, that He saved them from their enemies.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:28:1
[Rashi on II Chronicles 20:28:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Chronicles/r/20:28:1)

**וַיָּבֹאוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם בִּנְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹת.** הֲרֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה כְּלֵי שִׁיר, כְּנֶגֶד שְׁלֹשָׁה: **כָּל אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם וִיהוֹשָׁפָט**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries, with harps, and with trumpets** These three musical instruments correspond to “all the men of Judah and Jerusalem and Jehoshaphat.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:32:1
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**וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אָבִיו אָסָא.** מֵאֵיזֶה דָּבָר **לֹא סָר? מִלַּעֲשׂוֹת הַיָּשָׁר**; מִדֶּרֶךְ הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר שֶׁל אָבִיו לֹא סָר, אֲבָל מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרָעָה שֶׁל אָסָא סָר, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב ״וַיּוֹצֵא אָסָא כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב״ (דברי הימים ב טז:ב) וְכָל הַפָּרָשָׁה, אֲבָל יְהוֹשָׁפָט לֹא עָשָׂה כֵּן, אֶלָּא בָּטַח כָּל יָמָיו בַּהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And he went in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away** From what did he not turn away? **to do what was right** From the good and upright way of his father he did not turn away, but from the bad ways of Asa he did turn away, as is written (above 16:2): “And Asa brought forth silver and gold,” and the entire incident, but Jehoshaphat did not do so, but trusted in the Holy One, blessed be He, all his life.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:34:1
[Rashi on II Chronicles 20:34:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Chronicles/r/20:34:1)

**בְּדִבְרֵי יֵהוּא בֶן חֲנָנִי.** שֶׁאָמַר אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט: ״הֲלָרָשָׁע לַעֲזֹר״ (דברי הימים ב יט:ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani** who said to King Jehoshaphat, (19:2) “[Did you go] to aid the wicked?”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 20:37:1
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**וְלֹא עָצְרוּ.** פִּתְרוֹן: לֹא עָצְרוּ כֹּחַ הָ**אֳנִיּוֹת** לָלֶכֶת **וַיִּשָּׁבְרוּ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and could not go** - Heb. וְלֹא עָצְרוּ, lit., they did not hold in. The meaning is: The ships could not muster the strength to go, and they were broken.