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2 Chronicles 14:9 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 14 · verse 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.2 Chronicles 14:9 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 14:9 in context
7Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
8And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
9And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11And 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 multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- EthiopianKûwshîya Cushite, or descendant of CushH3569 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- chariotsmerkâbâha chariotH4818 →
- MareshahMarʼêshâhMareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in PalestineH4762 →
- hundredmêʼâha hundredH3967 →
- ZerahZerachZerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian princeH2226 →
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Here is, I. Disturbance given to the peace of Asa's kingdom by a formidable army of Ethiopians that invaded them, Ch2 14:9, Ch2 14:10. Though still they sought God, yet this fear came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried, and that God might have an opportunity of doing great things for them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-15