So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
- BSB So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
- NKJV So the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
- NASB So the Lord routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
- NLT So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians in the presence of Asa and the army of Judah, and the enemy fled.
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Quick answer
God strikes the Ethiopians and they flee before Asa and Judah. The Lord answers the prayer of faith with decisive victory.
Overview
It is Yahweh, not Judah's army, who defeats the invaders, vindicating Asa's reliance. The Chronicler makes clear the victory is God's gift in response to prayer. This deliverance illustrates the consistent message that those who trust God in their helplessness find Him mighty to save.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 13:15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
- Ps 60:12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
- Deut 28:7The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
- 1 Cor 15:57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ps 136:17–18To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- 1 Cor 9:26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
- Josh 10:10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
- Exod 14:25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
- Deut 32:39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
- 2 Chr 20:22And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
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