2 Chronicles 14:12

2 Chronicles 14:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

Context of 2 Chronicles 14:12

10Then Asa went out against him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 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.” So the Lord struck the Ethiopians [with defeat] before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 13Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that none of them were found alive; for they were destroyed before the Lord and His army. And they carried away a very large amount of spoil. 14They attacked and destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was a large amount of spoil in them.

2 Chronicles 14:12 word by word

וַיִּגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁ֔ים לִפְנֵ֥י אָסָ֖א וְלִפְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ הַכּוּשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• smoteנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• the Ethiopiansכּוּשִׁיkûshîy · EthiopianH3569
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 14:12

• 2 Chronicles 13:15Then the men of Judah raised a war cry; and as they shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel [with defeat] before Abijah and Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 20:22When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were struck down [in defeat].
• Exodus 14:25He made their chariot wheels hard to turn, and the chariots difficult to drive; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”
• Deuteronomy 28:7“The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way, but flee before you seven ways.
• Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and I who give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
• Joshua 10:10And the Lord caused them to panic and be confused before Israel, and He struck them dead in a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
• Psalms 60:12Through God we will have victory, For He will trample down our enemies.
• Psalms 136:17To Him who struck down great kings, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
• 1 Corinthians 9:26Therefore I do not run without a definite goal; I do not flail around like one beating the air [just shadow boxing].
• 1 Corinthians 15:57but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The defeat of Zerah is one of the most remarkable events in the history of the Jews. On no other occasion did they meet in the field and overcome the forces of either of the two great monarchies between which they were placed. It was seldom that they ventured to resist, unless behind walls. Shishak, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Nebuchadnezzar, were either unopposed or only opposed in this way. On the one other occasion on which they took the field - under…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-14Solomon prayed for the Lord to hear his people when they went into battle (2 Chronicles 6:34). In the battle against Zerah, God answered this prayer. The term Cushite might refer to someone from southern Egypt (Nubia) or a Midianite area northeast of Aqabah (see Numbers 12:1; Habakkuk 3:7). However, several things suggest that Zerah was Egyptian: The mention of Libya in 2 Chronicles 16:8 The battle's size (similar to Shishak's attack on Rehoboam in 2…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. Asa cried unto the Lord his God--Strong in the confidence that the power of God was able to give the victory equally with few as with many, the pious king marched with a comparatively small force to encounter the formidable host of marauders at his southern frontier. Committing his cause to God, he engaged in the conflict--completely routed the enemy, and succeeded in obtaining, as the reward of his victory, a rich booty in treasure and cattle from…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 14:12

• Ethiopia
• Prayer
• Zerah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Gerar
• Quiet
• Zephathah
• Zerah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Zerah (the Ethiopian)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14

• 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