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2 Chronicles 14:13
Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes King Asa and his army pursuing the fleeing Cushites immediately after the LORD struck them down. This occurs at the conclusion of a battle where the enemy ranks collapsed before Judah’s forces.
The words — The verb וַ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֨/ם (va/i.yir.de.Fe/m) means "and he pursued them," while וַ/יִּפֹּ֤ל (va/i.yi.Pol) translates to "and it fell." These terms mark the active chase and the sudden collapse of the Cushite ranks.
The thread — The location Gerar appears in Genesis 10:19 as a border marker of Canaan, in Genesis 20:1 as part of Abraham’s journey, and in Genesis 26:1 as the region Isaac inhabited during a famine. The narrative thread traces Judah’s campaign through territory established in the patriarchal accounts.
Why it lands — The text records a completed military action and the resulting plunder without commentary. It requires the reader to note the historical sequence of pursuit, collapse, and seizure of goods following divine intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 10:19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Genesis 20:1 Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
- Genesis 26:1 Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- 2 Chronicles 14:14 and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
- Genesis 10:1 This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
- Joshua 5:14 “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
- 1 Samuel 25:28 Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
- Job 6:9 that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
- Job 9:4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?