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2 Chronicles 14:12

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So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
2 Chronicles 14:12 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV So the LORD smote 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

Cross-references · 10

  • 2 Chr 13:15Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
  • Ps 60:12Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.
  • Deut 28:7Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.
  • 1 Cor 15:57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Ps 136:17–18To him who struck great kings; for his loving kindness endures forever;
  • 1 Cor 9:26I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,
  • Josh 10:10Yahweh confused them before Israel. He killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
  • Exod 14:25He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!”
  • Deut 32:39“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
  • 2 Chr 20:22When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.

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Christ at the center

Temple, priesthood, and the repeated need for a faithful king who seeks the LORD all point past every imperfect reign to the King and Temple who finally and fully dwell with God's people.

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So the LORDיְהֹוָהsmoteנָגַףthe EthiopiansכּוּשִׁיbeforeפָּנִיםAsaאָסָאand beforeפָּנִיםJudahיְהוּדָהand the Ethiopiansכּוּשִׁיfledנוּס
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