2 Chronicles 14:13

2 Chronicles 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
• New International Version (NIV)and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So the Ethiopians were overthrown, and they could not recover, for they were broken before the Lord and His army. And they carried away very much spoil.

Context of 2 Chronicles 14:13

11Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.” 12So the Lord routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were shattered before the Lord and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder. 14They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. 15They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 14:13 word by word

וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֨ם אָסָ֜א וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ֮ עַד־לִגְרָר֒ וַיִּפֹּ֤ל מִכּוּשִׁים֙ לְאֵ֣ין לָהֶ֣ם מִֽחְיָ֔ה כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ לִפְנֵֽי־יְהוָ֖ה וְלִפְנֵ֣י מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ שָׁלָ֖ל הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• with him pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• them as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Gerarגְּרָרgerâr · GerarH1642
• and so many Ethiopiansכּוּשִׁיkûshîy · EthiopianH3569
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• they could not recoverמִחְיָהmichyâh · recoveryH4241
• for they were shatteredשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• His armyמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• And they carriedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• away veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• muchרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• plunderשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 14:13

• 2 Chronicles 14:14They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
• Genesis 10:1Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.
• Genesis 20:1Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.
• Genesis 26:1Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
• Job 6:9Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
• Job 9:4Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
• Joshua 5:14He said, “No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the Lord.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his servant?”
• 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
• 1 Chronicles 12:22For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army like the army of God.
• Psalms 108:11Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14:13

• 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 14:13

• Ethiopia
• Gerar
• Prayer
• Zerah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• 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