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11 Asa cried to the Lord his God, ‘O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let no mortal prevail against you.’ 12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians[a] before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians[b] fled. 13 Asa and the army with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians[c] fell until no one remained alive; for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The people of Judah[d] carried away a great quantity of booty.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:12 Or Nubians; Heb Cushites
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:12 Or Nubians; Heb Cushites
  3. 2 Chronicles 14:13 Or Nubians; Heb Cushites
  4. 2 Chronicles 14:13 Heb They

11 Then Asa called(A) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(B) Lord our God, for we rely(C) on you, and in your name(D) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(E) against you.”

12 The Lord struck down(F) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(G) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(H) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(I)

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