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2 Chr 14 V1V2V3V4V5V6V7V8V10V11V12V13V14V15

Parallel 2 CHR 14:9

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BI 2 Chr 14:9 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)

OET-LV[fn] and_ ʼĀşāʼ _he/it_went_out to_meet_of_him and_drew_up battle in/on/at/with_valley_of Zephathah at_Marʼēshāh.


14:9 Note: KJB: 2Chr.14.10

UHB8 וַ⁠יֵּצֵ֨א אֲלֵי⁠הֶ֜ם זֶ֣רַח הַ⁠כּוּשִׁ֗י בְּ⁠חַ֨יִל֙ אֶ֣לֶף אֲלָפִ֔ים וּ⁠מַרְכָּב֖וֹת שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וַ⁠יָּבֹ֖א עַד־מָרֵשָֽׁה׃
   (8 va⁠yyēʦēʼ ʼₐlēy⁠hem zeraḩ ha⁠kkūshiy bə⁠ḩayil ʼelef ʼₐlāfim ū⁠markāⱱōt shəlosh mēʼōt va⁠yyāⱱoʼ ˊad-mārēshāh.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἀσὰ εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ παρετάξατο πόλεμον ἐν τῇ φάραγγι κατὰ Βοῤῥᾶν Μαρησά.
   (Kai exaʸlthen Asa eis sunantaʸsin autōi, kai paretaxato polemon en taʸ farangi kata Boɽɽan Maraʸsa. )

BrTrAnd Asa went out to meet him, and set the battle in array in the valley north of Maresa.

ULTAnd Zerah the Cushite came out against them with an army of 1,000 thousands and 300 chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

USTZerah, a man from Ethiopia, attacked Judah with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. He came to Mareshah, southwest of Jerusalem.

BSBThen Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men [and] 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

MSB (Same as above)


OEBNo OEB 2 CHR book available

WEBBEZerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG(9-11)Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against Asa with an army of a million plus three hundred chariots and got as far as Mareshah. Asa met him there and prepared to fight from the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. Then Asa prayed to God, “O God, you aren’t impressed by numbers or intimidated by a show of force once you decide to help: Help us, O God; we have come out to meet this huge army because we trust in you and who you are. Don’t let mere mortals stand against you!”

NETZerah the Cushite marched against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. He arrived at Mareshah,

LSVAnd Zerah the Cushite comes out to them with a force of one million [men] and three hundred chariots, and he comes to Mareshah,

FBVZerah the Ethiopian attacked them with an army of a thousand times a thousand[fn] men and three hundred chariots, advancing as far as Mareshah.


14:9 “Thousand times a thousand”: though this equates to one million, it may simply mean a very large number.

T4TZerah, a man from Ethiopia/Sudan, marched with a huge army and 300 chariots to attack the army of Judah and Benjamin. They went as far as the town of Mareshah about 25 miles/southwest of Jerusalem.

LEBNo LEB 2 CHR book available

BBEAnd Zerah the Ethiopian, with an army of a million, and three hundred war-carriages, came out against them to Mareshah.

MoffNo Moff 2 CHR book available

JPS(14-8) And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

ASVAnd there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

DRAAnd Zara the Ethiopian came out against them with his army of ten hundred thousand men, and with three hundred chariots: and he came as far as Maresa.

YLTAnd come out unto them doth Zerah the Cushite with a force of a thousand thousand, and chariots three hundred, and he cometh in unto Mareshah,

DrbyAnd Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

RVAnd there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

SLTAnd there will come forth against them Zerah the Cushite with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he will come even to Mareshah.

WbstrAnd there came out against them Zerah the Cushite, with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.

KJB-1769¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
   (¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host/army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. )

KJB-1611¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred charets, and came vnto Mareshah.
   (¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with an host/army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and came unto Mareshah.)

BshpsNo Bshps 2 CHR book available

GnvaAnd there came out against them Zerah of Ethiopia with an hoste of ten hundreth thousande, and three hundreth charets, and came vnto Mareshah.
   (And there came out against them Zerah of Ethiopia with an host/army of ten hundredth thousand, and three hundredth chariots, and came unto Mareshah. )

CvdlNo Cvdl 2 CHR book available

WyclNo Wycl 2 CHR book available

LuthNo Luth 2 CHR book available

ClVgEgressus est autem contra eos Zara Æthiops cum exercitu suo, decies centena millia, et curribus trecentis: et venit usque Maresa.
   (Egressus it_is however on_the_contrary them Zara Æthiops when/with exercitu his_own, decies centena thousands, and curribus trecentis: and he_came until Maresa. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 2 CHR book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

14:7-14 Solomon had prayed that the Lord would hear his people when they were led into battle (6:34). In the battle against Zerah, God responded to such a prayer.
• Ethiopian (literally “Cushite”) might refer to someone from southern Egypt (Nubia) or a Midianite territory northeast of Aqabah (see Num 12:1; Hab 3:7). However, the mention of Libya in 2 Chr 16:8, the size of the battle (comparable to the attack of Shishak against Rehoboam in 12:3), and the location of Mareshah in the west of Judah indicate that Zerah was an Egyptian; he is otherwise unknown. He might have been a Nubian general dispatched by Osorkon I, the Libyan pharaoh who ruled Egypt between the tenth and fourteenth years of Asa (900–897 BC). Another view is that Shishak established a buffer state around Gerar, supported by Nubian mercenaries that invaded Judah. The account, however, only says that Asa and his armies pursued the armies south to Gerar and took a vast amount of plunder, particularly from the herdsmen living in tents around the cities.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Zerah

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went_out ʼĀşāʼ to,meet_of,him and,drew_up battle_formation in/on/at/with,valley_of Zephathah at,Mareshah )

This is the name of a man.

Note 2 topic: translate-numbers

(Occurrence 0) one million soldiers and three hundred chariots

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went_out ʼĀşāʼ to,meet_of,him and,drew_up battle_formation in/on/at/with,valley_of Zephathah at,Mareshah )

“1,000,000 soldiers and 300 chariots”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Mareshah

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went_out ʼĀşāʼ to,meet_of,him and,drew_up battle_formation in/on/at/with,valley_of Zephathah at,Mareshah )

This is the name of a place.

BI 2 Chr 14:9 ©