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Verse 2 Chronicles 14:9. _ZERAH THE ETHIOPIAN_] Probably of that
_Ethiopia_ which lay on the south of Egypt, near to _Libya_, and
therefore the _Libyans_ are joined with them, 2 Chronicles 16:8.
_A...
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Zerah the Ethiopian is probably Usarken (Osorkon) II, the third king
of Egypt after Shishak, according to the Egyptian monuments. Osorkon
II may have been by birth an Ethiopian, for he was the son-in-...
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CHAPTER 14 THE REIGN OF ASA
_ 1. The death of Abijah and Asa becomes king (2 Chronicles 14:1)_
2. The good beginning (2 Chronicles 14:2)
3. His victory over Zerah (2 Chronicles 14
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2 Chronicles 14:1 to 2 Chronicles 16:14. THE REIGN OF ASA (see notes
on 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:11). Most of this sectio
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_against them_ We should expect either _against him_(i.e. Asa) or
_against Judah_. Perhaps this account has been torn out from some
older document without regard to the context, so that the reference...
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4. THE REIGN OF ASA (14-16)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 14:1. So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his
days the land was quiet te...
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_AND THERE CAME OUT AGAINST THEM ZERAH THE ETHIOPIAN WITH AN HOST OF A
THOUSAND THOUSAND, AND THREE HUNDRED CHARIOTS; AND CAME UNTO
MARESHAH._
There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian. Zerah ...
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14:9 Ethiopian (a-4) Cushite....
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REIGN OF ASA
This chapter adds to what is related of Asa in 1 Kings 15:9 an account
of the invasion of the Ethiopian Zerah....
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ZERAH] Zerah, if an Ethiopian (Heb. _Cushite_) or Egyptian, is
probably to be identified with Osorkon II, an Egyptian king of the
22nd dynasty, who, on a monument recently found, declares that 'the
up...
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 14
ASA – 2 CHRONICLES 14:1B-16:14
The *LORD gives a time of peace –...
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AGAINST THEM. — Against the army described in last verse. Literally,
_unto them_ (Genesis 4:8; Judges 12:3).
ZERAH THE ETHIOPIAN. — Heb., _ha-Kûshî._ (See Note on 1 Chronicles
1:8 [Cush].) Zerah is id...
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_[2 Chronicles 14:8]_ וַ יֵּצֵ֨א אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם
זֶ֣רַח הַ...
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ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION
2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Chronicles 16:1
ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of
sanctity, was succeeded by his so
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In Asa there was a break in the continuity of naughtiness which so
singularly characterized the succession of kings. His was a long
reign, and though not characterized by the pronounced reforms which...
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And there came out against them Zerah the (d) Ethiopian with an host
of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came unto (e) Mareshah.
(d) The king of Ethiopia, or Egypt.
(e) Which was a city in...
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Ethiopian. Some think Zara was a successor of Sesac; and the Rabbins
say, that he "restored the spoils which the latter had taken." (Seder.
xvi.) --- He at least, made the Jews some compensation for t...
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The happiest and most exemplary life is not free from assault. Nay in
a spiritual sense, if any man will live godly in Christ Jesus, he
shall on this very account suffer persecution. That is a preciou...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 16.
In his wars with Jeroboam, Abijah stands entirely upon this ground,
and he is blessed.
Asa follows his steps; and, whether at peace, or while...
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AND THERE CAME OUT AGAINST THEM ZERAH THE ETHIOPIAN, WITH AN HOST OF
THOUSAND THOUSAND, AND THREE HUNDRED CHARIOTS,.... According to
Josephus b, this army consisted of 900,000 foot, and 100,000 horsem...
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And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a
thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Ver. 9. _And there came out against them._] Called in, lik...
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_There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian_ Or, the _Arabian_,
as the Hebrew word _Cush_ is frequently used, and must necessarily be
understood, 2 Chronicles 21:16, and 2 Kings 19:9. The Arabian...
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1 Asa succeeding destroieth idolatry.
6 Hauing peace, he strengtheneth his kingdome with forts and armies.
9 Calling on God, he ouerthroweth Zerah, and spoileth the Ethiopians.
1 SO Abiiah slept wi...
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THE REIGN OF ASA
(vv.1-15)
Abijah was buried in Jerusalem and his son Asa took the throne of
Judah. To his credit the land was quiet for ten years, with no
attacking enemies, for the character of As...
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THE ETHIOPIAN; or, _the Arabian_, as the Hebrew word _Cush_ is
commonly used, as hath been noted before; these being much nearer to
Asa than the Ethiopians, who also could not have come to Asa but
thr...
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2 Chronicles 14:9 Zerah H2226 Ethiopian H3569 out H3318 (H8799) army
H2428 million H505 H505 three H7969 hun
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CONTENTS: Death of Abijah. Accession of Asa. Asa's victory over Zerah.
CHARACTERS: God, Asa, Zerah.
CONCLUSION: He who has sought God in the day of peace and prosperity
can with holy boldness cry to...
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2 Chronicles 14:3. _Altars of the strange…_ The author of this book,
like Moses, Deuteronomy 32:16, would not pollute his text with the
unhallowed name of idols.
2 Chronicles 14:8. Out of Benjamin t
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2 CHRONICLES 14:2 Asa. The Chronicler’s account of Asa’s reign
(910–869 B.C.) is much longer and more complex than that given in
the earlier history (1 Kings 15:9). Asa’s reign begins well but
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 14:9 ZERAH THE ETHIOPIAN.
Literally “the Cushite,” from modern Sudan (see 2 Chronicles 12:3;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] Asa succeeds, suppresses idols, and defends his
kingdom (2 Chronicles 14:1; _cf._ 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:14). Gains
victory over Zerah and spoils Ethiopians....
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EXPOSITION
This chapter commences Asa's long reign of forty-one years. Asa was
son of Abijah and grandson of Maachah (2 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Kings
15:13). The reign was remarkable for the devotion of A...
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By Chuck Smith
In chapter 14 we find the death of Abijah listed and the son Asa
coming to the throne.
and Asa his son reigned in his stead. The land was quiet for ten
years. Asa did that which was goo...
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2 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 12:3; 2 Chronicles 16:8; 2 Kings 19:9;...
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Ethiopian — Or, the Arabian, as the Hebrew word Cush is commonly
used: these being much nearer to Asa than the Ethiopians....
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How can this verse make reference to Zerah the Ethiopian, when there
are no historical records of such a person?
PROBLEM: When Asa was king in Judah, he was confronted by Zerah the
Ethiopian who mars...