Then on the fourthdaythey assembledin the valleyof Beracah,for therethey blessedthe LORD.Thereforethey have namedthat place"The Valleyof Beracah"untiltoday.
He calledthe nameof that placeBethel;however,previouslythe nameof the cityhad been Luz.
and you shall say,'Behold,your servantJacobalsois behindus.'" For he said,"I will appeasehim with the presentthat goesbeforeme. Then afterwardI will seehis face;perhapshe will acceptme."
And Davidspokethe wordsof thissongto the LORDin the daythat the LORDdeliveredhim from the handof allhis enemiesand from the handof Saul.
The chiefwas Ahiezer,then Joash,the sonsof Shemaahthe Gibeathite;and Jezieland Pelet,the sonsof Azmaveth,and Beracahand Jehuthe Anathothite,
When Jehoshaphatand his peoplecameto taketheir spoil,they foundmuchamong them, [including] goods,garmentsand valuablethingswhich they tookfor themselves, more thanthey could carry.And they were threedaystakingthe spoilbecausethere was so much.
Everymanof Judahand Jerusalemreturnedwith Jehoshaphatat their head,returningto Jerusalemwith joy,for the LORDhad made them to rejoiceovertheir enemies.
The poleswere so longthat the endsof the polesof the arkcould be seenin frontof the innersanctuary,but they could not be seenoutside;and they are thereto thisday.
Mosesbuiltan altarand namedit The LORDis My Banner;
It will nolongerbe saidto you, "Forsaken,"Norto your landwill it anylongerbe said,"Desolate";But you will be called,"My delightis in her," And your land,"Married";For the LORDdelightsin you, And [to Him] your landwill be married.
"Blessed[be] the LordGodof Israel,For He has visitedus and accomplishedredemptionfor His people,
And it becameknownto allwho were livingin Jerusalem;sothat in their ownlanguagethat fieldwas calledHakeldama,that is, Fieldof Blood.)
Then Samueltooka stoneand setit betweenMizpahand Shen,and namedit Ebenezer,saying,"Thusfarthe LORDhas helpedus."
