2 Chronicles 14:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. ”

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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-...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 i...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:1 to 2 Chronicles 16:14 . The Reign of Asa (see notes on 1 Kings 15:8 ; 1 Kings 15:11-23 ). Most of this section has no parallel in 1 K. 2 Chronicles 14:1-8 describes Asa...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. Zerah the Ethiopian - Probably of that Ethiopia which lay...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Z...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Reign of Asa This chapter adds to what is related of Asa in 1 Kings 15:9-24 an account of the invasion of the Ethiopian Zerah.
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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].)...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION 2 Chronicles 14:1-15 ; 2 Chronicles 15:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 16:1-14 ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of sanctity, was succeeded by hi...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 precio...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 hor...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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, l...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 Ar...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 o...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Asa Defeats the Ethiopians. B. C. 945. 9 And there came out against them Zerah the Eth...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Asa succeeds, suppresses idols, and defends his kingdom ( 2 Chronicles 14:1-8 ; cf. 1 Kings 15:8-12 ; 1 Kings 15:14-15 ). Gains victory over Zerah and spoils Ethiopians. 2 Chr...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 Ben...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 dev...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, either a Cushite king of Arabia or a mighty Ethiopian king, who, as history relates, invaded the southwest of Egypt and of Asia, with an host of...
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 12:2 ; 2 Chronicles 12:3 ; 2 Chronicles 16:8 ; 2 Kings 19:9 ; Ezekiel 30:5 ; Isaiah 8:10 ; Isaiah 8:9 ; Joshua 15:44 ; Micah 1:15 ; Revelation 16:14
2 Chronicles 14:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ethiopian — Or, the Arabian, as the Hebrew word Cush is commonly used: these being much nearer to Asa than the Ethiopians.

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Chronicles 14:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 14:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 14:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 14:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes