So at that time the people of Israel were defeated, and the people of Judah won. The army from Judah won because they depended on the Lord the God of their ancestors. {\cf2\super [177]}
2 Chronicles 14:10 - Easy To Read Version Asa went out to fight against Zerah. Asa’s army got ready for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Asa went out against him, and they set up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. American Standard Version (1901) Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. Common English Bible Asa marched against him, setting up for battle in a valley north of Mareshah. Catholic Public Domain Version And Asa traveled to meet him, and he set up a battle line for the war in the Valley of Zephathah, which is near Mareshah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa. |
So at that time the people of Israel were defeated, and the people of Judah won. The army from Judah won because they depended on the Lord the God of their ancestors. {\cf2\super [177]}
Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against strong people! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone win against you!”
Then Zerah came out against Asa’s army. Zerah was from Ethiopia. Zerah had 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots {\cf2\super [184]} in his army. Zerah’s army went as far as the town of Mareshah.
God helped Uzziah fight the Philistines, the Arabs living in the town of Gur Baal, and the Meunites.
Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this problem. They prayed very loudly to heaven.
The king of Assyria only has men. But we have the Lord our God with us! Our God will help us. He will fight our battles!” So Hezekiah king of Judah encouraged the people and made them feel stronger.
Those other people were defeated—\par they died in battle.\par But we won! We are the winners!\par
My life is in your hands.\par Save me from my enemies.\par Some people are chasing me. {\cf2\super [192]} \par Save me from them.\par
Teach people a lesson.\par Let them know they are only human.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [54]})\i0 \par
“When you go out to battle against your enemies, and you see horses, chariots, [126] and many more people than you have, you must not be afraid of them. Why? Because the Lord your God is with you—and the Lord brought you out of Egypt.
Some Canaanite people lived in the city of Zephath. So the men of Judah and men from the family group of Simeon attacked those Canaanite people. They completely destroyed the city. So they named the city Hormah. [9]
Jonathan said to his young helper who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s go to the camp of those foreigners. [129] Maybe the Lord will use us to defeat these people! Nothing can stop the Lord—it doesn’t matter if we have many soldiers or just a few soldiers.”
David said to the Philistine (Goliath), “You come to me using sword, spear, and javelin. [160] But I come to you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the armies of Israel! You have said bad things about him.