2 Chronicles 13:14

2 Chronicles 13:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
• New International Version (NIV)Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. And they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets.

Context of 2 Chronicles 13:14

12Behold, God is with us at our head, and His priests [are here] with their signal trumpets to sound an alarm against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you cannot succeed.” 13But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them. When [the men of] Judah turned around, they were attacked from both front and rear; so they cried out to the Lord [for help], and the priests blew the trumpets. 15Then the men of Judah raised a war cry; and as they shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel [with defeat] before Abijah and Judah. 16And the sons of Israel fled before Judah, and God handed over the sons of Israel to them.

2 Chronicles 13:14 word by word

וַיִּפְנ֣וּ יְהוּדָ֗ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֔וֹר וַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּ לַיהוָ֑ה וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מַחְצְרִ֖ים בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• looked backפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• behold, the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and behindאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• and they criedצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• soundedחָצַרchâtsar chătsôtsêr chătsôrêr · to blowH2690
• with the trumpetsחֲצֹצְרָהchătsôtserâh · trumpetH2689

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 13:14

• Exodus 14:10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were very frightened; so the Israelites cried out to the Lord.
• Joshua 8:20When the men of Ai turned back and looked, behold, the smoke of the city was ascending toward the sky, and they had no opportunity to run this way or that way. Then the people who had been running to the wilderness turned back toward the pursuers.
• Judges 20:33Then all the men of Israel got up from their places and placed themselves in battle formation at Baal-tamar; and the men of Israel [who were] in ambush rushed from their place in the plain of Maareh-geba.
• 2 Samuel 10:8The Ammonites came out and lined up for battle at the entrance of the [city] gate, but the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were [stationed] by themselves in the field.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11Asa called out to the Lord his God, saying, “O Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and the weak; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in and rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.”
• 2 Chronicles 18:31So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat [of Judah], they said, “It is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat called out [for God’s help], and the Lord helped him; and God diverted them away from him.
• Psalms 50:15Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
• Psalms 91:5You will not be afraid of the terror of night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
• 2 Chronicles 13:12Behold, God is with us at our head, and His priests [are here] with their signal trumpets to sound an alarm against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you cannot succeed.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-19When God's people turned to him, he helped them, even after their kingdom was disrupted. This gave hope to the original readers in similar situations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1713-17. But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them--The oration of Abijah, however animating an effect it might have produced on his own troops, was unheeded by the party to whom it was addressed; for while he was wasting time in useless words, Jeroboam had ordered a detachment of his men to move quietly round the base of the hill, so that when Abijah stopped speaking, he and his followers found themselves surprised in the rear, while the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 13:14

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In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Zemaraim
• Abijah
• Bamah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Israel, History of
• Jeroboam
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings