Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and so many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.
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Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and so many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.
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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.
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(14-12) 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.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 14:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 10:19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
- Genesis 20:1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
- Genesis 26:1 There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
- 2 Chronicles 14:14 They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them, and they plundered all the cities; for there was much plunder in them.
- Genesis 10:1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
- Joshua 5:14 He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
- 1 Samuel 25:28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Yahweh will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights Yahweh’s battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like God’s army.
- Job 6:9 even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
- Job 9:4 God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him and prospered?
- Psalms 108:11 Haven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 14:13 And Asa and the people that [were]…
2Ch 14:13 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.
Ver. 13. Unto Gerar.] A city of the Philistines, who took part, it is likely, with these Ethiopians, and therefore suffered with them.
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That they could not recover themselves.] Heb., There was no life in them; pecoris instar trucidabantur, they were slain as dogs.
And before his host.] His host of angels, saith Lyra
And they carried away very much spoil.] A good amends for the treasure that Shishak, king of Egypt and Ethiopia, took from Rehoboam. Riches come and go, accedunt et recedunt instar Euripi, they do often change masters.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Gerar; a city of the Philistines, who probably were…
Gerar; a city of the Philistines, who probably were confederate with them in this design.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they smote all the cities round about Gerar,....…
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar,.... The cities of the Philistines, who were auxiliaries and confederates with these Ethiopians, and colonies from them, according to Theodoret, and who says, about Eleutheropolis was a place, called, in his time, Geraron Saton:
for the fear of the Lord came upon them; so that they had no power to defend themselves, and oppose the men of Judah:
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and they spoiled all the cities; of the goods and substance that were in them:
for there was exceeding much spoil in them; great wealth and riches of one kind or another.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Gerara was on the southern borders, twenty-three miles from…
Gerara was on the southern borders, twenty-three miles from Maresa. (Eusebius) (Calmet) --- The Ethiopians were pursued perhaps for many days. (Tirinus) --- Destruction. Protestants, "they they could not recover themselves." Hebrew, "there was no quarter given;" or, "so that none were left alive." (Calmet) --- If this were the case, the number of the slain far exceeded that the Jeroboam’s army, chap. xiii. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Pursued them unto Gerar — A distance of…
13. Pursued them unto Gerar — A distance of twenty miles or more, on the way from Mareshah to Egypt. Gerar was an ancient Philistine town, the abode for a time of Abraham and of Isaac. Gen_20:1; Gen_26:1. It is probable that Mr. Williams discovered the site of this ancient city in the ruins el Gerar, some three hours south of Gaza, situated in a wady of the same name; but this identification has not yet been confirmed by more recent exploration. It was a nomadic region, and, lying on the borders of the desert, it would be likely to abound in cattle, sheep, and camels. 2Ch_14:15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. Gerar] Identified with Jerâr, ruins three hours south…
13. Gerar] Identified with Jerâr, ruins three hours south of Gaza; cp. 1Ch_4:39 (read “Gerar,” LXX. Γέραρα).
the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves] R.V. there fell of the Ethiopians (read “the Cushites”) so many that they could not recover themselves.
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very much spoil] R.V. very much booty. The phrase used belongs to a style earlier than that of the Chronicler. Cp. note on 2Ch_14:9 (against them).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) Pursued them unto Gerar.—(Gen_20:1.) Kirbet-el-Gerar, in the Wady…
(13) Pursued them unto Gerar.—(Gen_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 (Ezr_9:8-9). The latter seems preferable, as a vivid hyperbole, like 2Ki_19:35, “When men arose in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.” So Vulg., “usque ad internecionem.”
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Destroyed.—See margin.
Before his host.—Or camp. Asa’s army is the Lord’s army.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the Ethiopians before his host. It is evident…
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.
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