2 Chronicles 14:9

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7 Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah who carried¹ shields and spears, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand men who carried shields and drew ^abows; all these were mighty men of ^bvalor.

9 ^aThen Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to ^bMareshah.

10 So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 And Asa ^acried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is ^bnothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and ^cin Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”

12 So the Lord ^astruck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 14:9

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American Standard Version
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

Amplified® Bible
There came out against Judah Zerah the Ethiopian with a host of a million [that is, too many to be numbered] and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

Contemporary English Version
Zerah from Ethiopia led an army of a million soldiers and three hundred chariots to the town of Mareshah in Judah.

Darby English Version
And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

Good News Bible
An Ethiopian named Zerah invaded Judah with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots and advanced as far as Mareshah.

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

New American Standard Bible
Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

New International Version
Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with a vast army and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

New King James Version
Then Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

Revised Standard Version
Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mare'shah.

Young's Literal Translation
And come out unto them doth Zerah the Cushite with a force of a thousand thousand, and chariots three hundred, and he cometh in unto Mareshah,

New English Translation
Zerah the Cushite marched against them with an army of 1,000,000¹ men and 300 chariots. He arrived at Mareshah,

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