2 Chronicles 14
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
3For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
4And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
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.
12So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
14And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
15They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85312× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306811× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- כִּיkîyH35887× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- אָסָאʼÂçâʼH6097× in this chapter
Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64407× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhH30636× in this chapter
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4306× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- עִירʻîyrH58926× in this chapter
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- עִםʻimH59735× in this chapter
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
- כּוּשִׁיKûwshîyH35694× in this chapter
a Cushite, or descendant of Cush
- כֹּלkôlH36054× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- אַיִןʼayinH3694× in this chapter
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
- אֶלֶףʼelephH5054× in this chapter
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- בָּנָהbânâhH11293× in this chapter
to build (literally and figuratively)
- דָּרַשׁdârashH18753× in this chapter
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- הָיָהhâyâhH19613× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- חַיִלchayilH24283× in this chapter
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- מֵאָהmêʼâhH39673× in this chapter
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- אֵלֶּהʼêl-lehH4283× in this chapter
these or those
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼH53753× in this chapter
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- אָמַרʼâmarH5593× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- עַלʻalH59213× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- אֶרֶץʼeretsH7763× in this chapter
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- שָׁקַטshâqaṭH82523× in this chapter
to repose (usually figurative)
- אָבʼâbH12× in this chapter
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- בָּמָהbâmâhH11162× in this chapter
an elevation
- גְּרָרGᵉrârH16422× in this chapter
Gerar, a Philistine city
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33182× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- אֵלʼêlH4132× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâhH44212× in this chapter
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- מַרְאֵשָׁהMarʼêshâhH47622× in this chapter
Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine
- נוּחַnûwachH51172× in this chapter
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)
- נָכָהnâkâhH52212× in this chapter
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- סָבִיבçâbîybH54392× in this chapter
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- סוּרçûwrH54932× in this chapter
to turn off (literal or figurative)
- עַדʻadH57042× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- עָזַרʻâzarH58262× in this chapter
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62132× in this chapter
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- רַבrabH72272× in this chapter
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- שָׁבַרshâbarH76652× in this chapter
to burst (literally or figuratively)