Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar, and so many Ethiopians fell that they were unable to rally. They were destroyed by the LORD and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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 a very large amount of plunder. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 And 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. Legacy Standard Bible And 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 Yahweh and before His army. And they carried away very much spoil. Amplified Bible Asa 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. Christian Standard Bible Then Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until they had no survivors, for they were crushed before the LORD and his army. So the people of Judah carried off a great supply of loot. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until they had no survivors, for they were crushed before Yahweh and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great supply of loot. American Standard Version And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Jehovah, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gadar, and a numberless multitude of the Hindus fell, because they were defeated before LORD JEHOVAH and before his armies, and they took and captured a very great captivity. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Asa and his people pursued them to Gedor; and the Ethiopians fell, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were crushed before the Lord, and before his host; and they took many spoils. Contemporary English Version but Asa and his troops chased them as far as Gerar. It was a total defeat--the Ethiopians could not even fight back! The soldiers from Judah took everything that had belonged to the Ethiopians. Douay-Rheims Bible And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they took abundance of spoils, English Revised Version And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty. GOD'S WORD® Translation Asa and his troops pursued them as far as Gerar. Many of the Sudanese died in battle. As a result, the Sudanese army couldn't fight again. It was crushed in front of the LORD and his army. The LORD's army captured a lot of goods. Good News Translation and Asa and his troops pursued them as far as Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians were killed that the army was unable to rally and fight. They were overpowered by the LORD and his army, and the army took large amounts of loot. International Standard Version Asa and his army pursued the Ethiopians as far as Gerar. So many Ethiopians died that their army could not recover, because it had been shattered in the LORD's presence and in the presence of his army. The Israelis carried off a lot of plunder, too, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty. Literal Standard Version and Asa and the people who [are] with him pursue them even to Gerar, and there falls [many] from the Cushim, for they have no preserving, because they have been broken before YHWH and before His camp; and [those of Judah] carry away very much spoil, Majority Standard Bible Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder New American Bible Asa and those with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until there were no survivors, for they were crushed before the LORD and his army, which carried away enormous spoils. NET Bible and Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites were wiped out; they were shattered before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried off a huge amount of plunder. New Revised Standard Version Asa and the army with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until no one remained alive; for they were broken before the LORD and his army. The people of Judah carried away a great quantity of booty. New Heart English Bible Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty. Webster's Bible Translation And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar: and the Cushites 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. World English Bible Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty. Young's Literal Translation and Asa and the people who are with him pursue them even to Gerar, and there fall of the Cushim, for they have no preserving, because they have been broken before Jehovah, and before His camp; and they bear away very much spoil, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Asa Reigns in Judah…12So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled. 13Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder 14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.… Cross References Genesis 10:19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 2 Chronicles 12:3 with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt--Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites. 2 Chronicles 15:11 At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back. Treasury of Scripture And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to 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. Gerar 2 Chronicles 14:14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. Genesis 10:1,19 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood… Genesis 20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. destroyed [heb] broken Job 6:9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; his host Joshua 5:14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 1 Samuel 25:28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 1 Chronicles 12:22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. Jump to Previous Alive Amount Army Asa Booty Broken Carried Cushites Destroyed Ethiopians Far Fell Forces Gerar Great Host Judah Large Overthrown Plunder Pursued Recover Spoil ThemselvesJump to Next Alive Amount Army Asa Booty Broken Carried Cushites Destroyed Ethiopians Far Fell Forces Gerar Great Host Judah Large Overthrown Plunder Pursued Recover Spoil Themselves2 Chronicles 14 1. Asa following, destroys idolatry6. having peace, he strengthens his kingdom with forts and armies 9. Calling of God, he overthrows Zerah, and spoils the Ethiopians (13) Pursued them unto Gerar.--(Genesis 20:1.) Kirbet-el-Gerar, in the Wady Gerar, about eight miles S.S.E. of Gaza, on the route to Egypt (LXX. Gedor). And the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves.--Literally, And there fell of Kushites until they had no revival, or survival (Ezra 9:8-9). The latter seems preferable, as a vivid hyperbole, like 2Kings 19:35, "When men arose in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses." So Vulg., "usque ad internecionem." Destroyed.--See margin. Before his host.--Or camp. Asa's army is the Lord's army. Verse 13. - And the Ethiopians... before his host. It is evident that these words, with the clauses they include, should be placed in brackets, and so leave "they," the subject of the verb "carried" in the last clause, to refer to its proper noun-subject, Asa and the people. Gerar. This place is mentioned as defining a full distant spot as the limit of the pursuit of the flying army. While it was nearly four hours south of Gaza, on the road to Egypt, it is calculated that it was more than twenty miles distant from Mareshah.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Asaאָסָ֜א (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name and his army וְהָעָ֣ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock pursued them וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֨ם (way·yir·də·p̄êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute as far as עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Gerar. לִגְרָר֒ (liḡ·rār) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1642: Gerar -- a place South of Gaza The Cushites מִכּוּשִׁים֙ (mik·kū·šîm) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3569: Cushite -- descendant of Cush fell וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie and could not לְאֵ֣ין (lə·’ên) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle recover, מִֽחְיָ֔ה (miḥ·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4241: Preservation of life, sustenance, the live flesh, the quick for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they were crushed נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ (niš·bə·rū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces before לִפְנֵֽי־ (lip̄·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and His army. מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ (ma·ḥă·nê·hū) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army So the people of Judah carried off וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take a great amount of הַרְבֵּ֥ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great plunder שָׁלָ֖ל (šā·lāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, booty Links 2 Chronicles 14:13 NIV2 Chronicles 14:13 NLT 2 Chronicles 14:13 ESV 2 Chronicles 14:13 NASB 2 Chronicles 14:13 KJV 2 Chronicles 14:13 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 14:13 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 14:13 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 14:13 French Bible 2 Chronicles 14:13 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 14:13 Asa and the people who were (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |