2 Chronicles 14:12-15

12 The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled,

13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the LORD and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.

14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror of the LORD had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there.

15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 14:12-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 14

This chapter relates the death of Abijah, and the succession of Asa in his stead, 2Ch 14:1, gives a good character of the latter for his reformation in religion, and for the care he took for the safety and protection of his subjects, 2Ch 14:2-8, and an account is given of a large army of Ethiopians that came against him, over whom he crying to the Lord, and trusting in him, by his help obtained a complete victory, 2Ch 14:9-15.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 8:45; 2 Chronicles 13:15
• 2. Genesis 10:19
• 3. 2 Samuel 22:38; Nehemiah 9:24; Psalms 44:2,19; Psalms 135:10
• 4. 2 Chronicles 15:11,18
• 5. S Genesis 35:5; S Deuteronomy 2:25; Deuteronomy 11:25; 2 Chronicles 17:10