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NASB | Joel 3:2 I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Joel 3:2 I will gather together all the [Gentile] nations [that were hostile to My people] And bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat (the LORD has judged). And there I will deal with them and enter into judgment with them there For [their treatment of] My people, My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations, And [because] they have encroached on My land and divided it up. |
Bible Question: Can someone tell me where the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Valley of Decsion)is? Is it still named the same in today's maps? I'm having a difficult time trying to locate a good map. Are there maps that compare today's names with the Old Testament names? If so, can you please give me sites? Thank you! |
Bible Answer: Hi Janet, This could be the answer to your question from the (Bible Knowledge Commentary) Joel 3:1-3. In the future day of the Lord Judah and her enemies will be carefully distinguished. The Lord will restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, in fulfillment of Moses’ promise (cf. Deut. 30:3). At the same time God will gather the nations for judgment. The site of the judgment will be the Valley of Jehoshaphat, mentioned only in Joel 3:2, 12. Whether such a geographical site was known by this name in ancient Israel is not certain. Some scholars suggest it is a yet-future valley, to be formed by the splitting of the Mount of Olives at the Messiah’s return (Zech. 14:4). At any rate, the importance of the name is not in its geographical location, but in its meaning, “the Lord judges (BKC) CDBJ |
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