2 Chronicles 14:9

2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 Chronicles 14:9 Zerah the Ethiopian. Literally “the Cushite,” from modern Sudan (see 2 Chronicles 12:3; 2 Chronicles 16:8). Possibly a general in the service of Pharaoh Osorkon I, son of Shoshenq I (2 Chronicles 12:2). A million men is literally “a thousand thousands.” An alternative translation is “a thousand units.” This is more than double the size of Asa’s army (2 Chronicles 14:8). Mareshah. One of Rehoboam’s fortified cities on the southwestern border (2 Chronicles 11:8).