Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 12:3
3with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 cavalrymen, and countless people who came with him from Egypt — Libyans, Sukkiim, and Cushites.
2 Chronicles 12:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
- New International Version (NIV)With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen and the innumerable troops of Libyans, Sukkites and Cushites that came with him from Egypt,
- English Standard Version (ESV)with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.
- New King James Version (NKJV)with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians.
Context of 2 Chronicles 12:3
1When Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he abandoned the law of the Lord — he and all Israel with him. 2Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 cavalrymen, and countless people who came with him from Egypt — Libyans, Sukkiim, and Cushites. 4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. 5Then the prophet Shemaiah went to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me; therefore, I have abandoned you to Shishak.”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 12:3 word by word
בְּאֶ֤לֶף וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ רֶ֔כֶב וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף פָּרָשִׁ֑ים וְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֗ר לָעָ֞ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤אוּ עִמּוֹ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לוּבִ֥ים סֻכִּיִּ֖ים וְכוּשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- With twelve hundredאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- With twelve hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
- horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
- and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- without numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
- that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- with him out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- the Lubimsלוּבlûbîy lûbbîy · LibyanH3864
- the Sukkiimsסֻכִּיִּיםsûkkîy · SukkiimH5525
- and the Ethiopiansכּוּשִׁיkûshîy · EthiopianH3569
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:3
- Judges 4:13Sisera summoned all his nine hundred iron chariots and all the troops who were with him from Harosheth of the Nations to the Wadi Kishon.
- 1 Samuel 13:5The Philistines also gathered to fight against Israel: three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
- 2 Samuel 10:18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there.
- 2 Chronicles 14:9Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.
- Judges 6:5For the Midianites came with their cattle and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were without number, and they entered the land to lay waste to it.
- Revelation 9:16The number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
- Genesis 10:13Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
- Genesis 2:10A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.
- 2 Chronicles 16:8Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? When you depended on the Lord, he handed them over to you.
- Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various foreign troops, plus Libya and the men of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with them.
- Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her endless source of strength; Put and Libya were among her allies.
- 2 Chronicles 14:12So the Lord routed the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushites fled.
- Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior. I have given Egypt as a ransom for you, Cush and Seba in your place.
- Daniel 11:43He will get control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushites will also be in submission.
- Genesis 10:6Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The Lubims - Supposed to be a people of Libya, adjoining to Egypt; sometimes called Phut in Scripture, as the people are called Lehabim and Ludim. The Sukkiims - The Troglodytes, a people of Egypt on the coast of the Red Sea. They were called Troglodytes, , ̔ , "because they dwelt in caves." - Hesych. This agrees with what Pliny says of them, Troglodytae specus excavant, haec illis domus; "The Troglodytes dig themselves caves; and these serve them for…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3twelve hundred chariots - This number is not unusnal (compare Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 10:26). Benhadad brought 1,200 chariots into the field against Shalmaneser II; and Ahabhad at the same time a force of 2,000 chariots (compare the 1 Kings 20:1 note). The Lubims or “Libyans” Daniel 11:43, were a people of Africa, distinct from the Egyptians and the Ethiopians dwelling in their immediate neighborhood. They were called Ribu or Libu by the Egyptians. See…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Sukkites are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. However, Egyptian history identifies them as Libyans from the western desert oases. Cushites: Shishak was an Ethiopian from southern Egypt.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. the Lubims--the Libyans of northeastern Africa. the Sukkiims--Some think these were the Kenite Arabs, dwellers in tents, but others maintain more justly that these were Arab troglodytes, who inhabited the caverns of a mountain range on the western coast of the Red Sea. and the Ethiopians--from the regions south of Egypt. By the overwhelming force of numbers, they took the fortresses of Judah which had been recently put in a state of defense, and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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