2 Chronicles 14:12

So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah,—and the Ethiopians fled.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

In Context

11Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude,—O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.

13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host,—and they carried away exceeding much spoil.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:41And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, yea it came to pass, on this self-same day, that all the hosts of Yahweh had come forth out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 14:25and he took off the wheels of their chariots, and made them drive heavily,—so that the Egyptians said—We must flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh, is fighting for them against the Egyptians.

Deuteronomy 32:39See, now, that, I, I, am, he that is, And there are no gods with me,—I, kill—and make alive, I wound and, I, heal, And there is none who, from my hand, can deliver,

1 Chronicles 5:21and they captured their cattle—their camels, fifty thousand, and, flocks, two hundred and fifty thousand, and, asses, two thousand,—and, persons of men, a hundred thousand;

2 Chronicles 15:11And they sacrificed unto Yahweh, on that day, out of the spoil they had brought in,—oxen, seven hundred, and sheep, seven thousand.

Psalms 60:12In God, we shall do valiantly, He himself, therefore, will tread down our adversaries.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:10-15

Asa Defeats the Ethiopians. ( b. c. 945.) 9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11 And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord , it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this… Read the whole commentary →

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