Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 14:10
So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Asa positions his troops in response to Zerah the Cushite’s advance with a million soldiers and three hundred chariots to Mareshah. He stations his army in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah before appealing to God for deliverance.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יַּֽעַרְכוּ (va/i.ya.'ar.Khu) literally means "and they drew up in formation," coupled with מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.Mah) for "battle," describing the tactical arrangement of the forces.
The thread — The place name Zephathah corresponds to the city of Zephath mentioned in Judges 1:17, where the men of Judah and Simeonites attacked the Canaanites and devoted the settlement to destruction.
Why it lands — The verse records a military deployment prior to Asa’s prayer, requiring the reader to note the sequential structure of human preparation followed by reliance on divine aid.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Cross-references
- Judges 1:17 Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
- Joshua 19:4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,