New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 12:3
3with 1,200 chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were innumerable: 1the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
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 the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the Law of the Lord. 2And it came about in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem with 1,200 chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were innumerable: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. 4And he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. 5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have abandoned Me, so I also 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
- with 1,200אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- with 1,200מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
- horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
- And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- with him from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- were innumerableאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- were innumerableמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
- the Lubimלוּבlûbîy lûbbîy · LibyanH3864
- the Sukkiimסֻכִּיִּיםsûkkîy · SukkiimH5525
- and the Ethiopiansכּוּשִׁיkûshîy · EthiopianH3569
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:3
- Judges 4:13Sisera summoned all his chariots, nine hundred iron chariots, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon.
- 1 Samuel 13:5Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
- 2 Samuel 10:18But the Arameans fled from Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Arameans and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, and he died there.
- 2 Chronicles 14:9Now Zerah the Ethiopian went out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
- Judges 6:5For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, they would come in like locusts in number, and both they and their camels were innumerable; and they came into the land to ruin it.
- Revelation 9:16The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
- Genesis 10:13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
- Genesis 2:10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.
- 2 Chronicles 16:8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, He handed them over to you.
- Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”
- Nahum 3:9Ethiopia was her might, Egypt too, without limits. Put and Lubim were among her helpers.
- 2 Chronicles 14:12So the Lord routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
- Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
- Daniel 11:43But he will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels.
- Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham were 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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- 1. 2 Chronicles 12:3 2 Chr 16:8; Nah 3:9 ↩
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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