And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Asa cried unto the Lord his God. Strong in the confidence that the power of God was able to give the victory equally with few as with many, the pious king marched with a comparatively small force to encounter the formidable host of marauders at his southern frontier. х 'al (H408) ya`ªtsor (H6113) `imªkaa (H5973) 'ªnowsh (H582), let not mortal man prevail against thee.] Committing his cause to God, he engaged in the conflict, completely routed the enemy, and succeeded in obtaining, as the reward of his victory, a rich booty in treasure and cattle from the Gerar camp of this pastoral horde which they attacked and plundered.