2 Chronicles 20:24
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And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.

they were dead

Exodus 14:30 And the Lord delivered Israel in that day out of the hands of the Egyptians.

1 Chronicles 5:22 And many fell down slain: for it was the battle of the Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the captivity.

Psalm 110:6 He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: he shall crush the heads in the land of many.

Isaiah 37:36 And the angel of the Lord went out and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold they were all dead corpses.

Jeremiah 33:5 Of them that come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of the men whom I have slain in my wrath, and in my indignation, hiding my face from this city because of all their wickedness.

none escaped [heb]

Ezra 9:14 That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved?

Context
The Enemies Destroy Themselves
23For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another. 24And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.25Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.…
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:23
For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.

2 Chronicles 20:25
Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.

Lexicon
When the men of Judah
וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה (wî·hū·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

came
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a place overlooking
הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה (ham·miṣ·peh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4707: An observatory, for, military purposes

the wilderness,
לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר (lam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

they looked
וַיִּפְנוּ֙ (way·yip̄·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look

for
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the vast army,
הֶ֣הָמ֔וֹן (he·hā·mō·wn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth

but there
וְהִנָּ֧ם (wə·hin·nām)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold!

were only corpses
פְּגָרִ֛ים (pə·ḡā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6297: A carcase, an idolatrous image

lying
נֹפְלִ֥ים (nō·p̄ə·lîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie

on the ground;
אַ֖רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

no one
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

had escaped.
פְּלֵיטָֽה׃ (pə·lê·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion


Additional Translations
When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked to the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.

And Juda came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, and looked, and saw the multitude, and, behold, they were all fallen dead upon the earth, not one escaped.

And Judah came on to the mountain-watch in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.

And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.

And when Judah came towards the watch-tower in the wilderness, they looked to the multitude, and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

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.

And Judah hath come in unto the watch-tower, to the wilderness, and they look unto the multitude, and lo, they are carcases fallen to the earth, and there is none escaped,
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