2 Chronicles 14:11

And 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 no man prevail against thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Asa	אָסָ֜א 'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · proper noun, a man's name
cried	וַיִּקְרָ֨א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהָיו֮ 'e.lo.Hav	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּאמַר֒ vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory…
Psalms 22:5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
2 Chronicles 13:14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpet…
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:9–end

Here is, I. Disturbance given to the peace of Asa's kingdom by a formidable army of Ethiopians that invaded them, Ch2 14:9, Ch2 14:10. Though still they sought God, yet this fear came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried, and that God might have an opportunity of doing great things for them. It was a vast number that the Ethiopians brought against him: 1,000,000 men; and now he found the benefit of having an army ready raised against such a time of need. That provision which we thought needless may soon appear to be of great advantage. II. The application Asa made to God on occasion of the threatening cloud which now hung over his head, Ch2 14:11. He that sought God in the day o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 14:11

Asa cried unto the Lord his God--Strong in the confidence that the power of God was able to give the victory equally with few as with many, the pious king marched with a comparatively small force to encounter the formidable host of marauders at his southern frontier. Committing his cause to God, he engaged in the conflict--completely routed the enemy, and succeeded in obtaining, as the reward of his victory, a rich booty in treasure and cattle from the tents of this pastoral horde. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 15

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 14:11

Whether with many - The same sentiment as that uttered by Jonathan, Sa1 14:6, when he attacked the garrison of the Philistines. O Lord our God - we rest on thee - "Help us, O Lord our God; because we depend on thy Word, and in the name of thy Word we come against this great host." - Targum.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 14:11

And Asa cried unto the Lord his God,.... Or prayed, as the Targum, with vehemence, being in distress; this he did before the battle began, at the head of his army, and for the encouragement of it: and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help; nothing can hinder from helping, his power being superior to all others, and even infinite, and none besides him could: whether with many, or with them that have no power; numbers make no difference with him, nor the condition they are in; whether numerous and mighty, or few and feeble; he can as easily help the one as the other, see 1 Samuel 14:6, help us, O Lord our God; who are few and weak in comparison of the enemy: for we rest on thee; trus…

The Church Fathers

Asa prayed, and his prayer manifested great power: when Zerah the Indian [Ethiopian] went out against him with an army of one million with him, Asa then prayed, saying, "By this shall your power be known, O our God, when you finish off a vast people by means of a small people." God heard his prayer and sent his angel to rout them. Thus the vast army was defeated by the power of Asa's prayer.
— Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATION 4.8

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Dictionary and topics

Man — (1.) Heb. ‘Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning “to be red,” and thus the first man was called Adam because he was formed from the red earth. It is…
Mareshah, Or Mareshah — (crest of a hill), one of the cities of Judah in the low country. (Joshua 15:44) It was one of the cities fortified and garrisoned by Rehoboam after the rupture with the northern kingdom. (2…
Zephathah — A valley in the west of Judah, near Mareshah; the scene of Asa’s conflict with Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9-13). Identified with the Wady Safieh.
Zerah — Sunrise. (1.) An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the…
Battle · .By Asa — .By Asa
Ethiopia · General references — General references
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Asa — Exemplified: Asa
Protection · Of God is: Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves — Of God is: Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves
Zerah · 7. King of Ethiopia — 7. King of Ethiopia

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 14:11 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary

2 Chronicles 14:11

And 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 no man prevail against thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Asa	אָסָ֜א 'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · proper noun, a man's name
cried	וַיִּקְרָ֨א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהָיו֮ 'e.lo.Hav	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּאמַר֒ vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory…
Psalms 22:5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
2 Chronicles 13:14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpet…
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:9–end

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The Church Fathers

Asa prayed, and his prayer manifested great power: when Zerah the Indian [Ethiopian] went out against him with an army of one million with him, Asa then prayed, saying, "By this shall your power be known, O our God, when you finish off a vast people by means of a small people." God heard his prayer and sent his angel to rout them. Thus the vast army was defeated by the power of Asa's prayer.
— Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATION 4.8

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Man — (1.) Heb. ‘Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning “to be red,” and thus the first man was called Adam because he was formed from the red earth. It is…
Mareshah, Or Mareshah — (crest of a hill), one of the cities of Judah in the low country. (Joshua 15:44) It was one of the cities fortified and garrisoned by Rehoboam after the rupture with the northern kingdom. (2…
Zephathah — A valley in the west of Judah, near Mareshah; the scene of Asa’s conflict with Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9-13). Identified with the Wady Safieh.
Zerah — Sunrise. (1.) An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the…
Battle · .By Asa — .By Asa
Ethiopia · General references — General references
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Asa — Exemplified: Asa
Protection · Of God is: Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves — Of God is: Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves
Zerah · 7. King of Ethiopia — 7. King of Ethiopia

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 14:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 14:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 14:11

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 14:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 14:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 14:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 14:11

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 14:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 14:8–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 14:7-14

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 14:10