2 Chronicles 14:11

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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.

13 And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to ^aGerar. So the Ethiopians were overthrown, and they could not recover, for they were broken before the Lord and His army. And they carried away very much¹ spoil.

14 Then they defeated all the cities around Gerar, for ^athe fear of the Lord came upon them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was exceedingly much¹ spoil in them.

15 They also¹ attacked the livestock enclosures, and carried off sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version
And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

Amplified® Bible
Asa cried to the Lord his God, O Lord, there is none besides You to help, and it makes no difference to You whether the one You help is mighty or powerless. Help us, O Lord our God! For we rely on You, and we go against this multitude in Your name. O Lord, You are our God; let no man prevail against You!

Contemporary English Version
Asa prayed: LORD God, only you can help a powerless army defeat a stronger one. So we depend on you to help us. We will fight against this powerful army to honor your name, and we know that you won't be defeated. You are the LORD our God.

Darby English Version
And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

Good News Bible
Asa prayed to the LORD his God, "O LORD, you can help a weak army as easily as a powerful one. Help us now, O LORD our God, because we are relying on you, and in your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. LORD, you are our God; no one can hope to defeat you."

King James Version
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 no man prevail against thee.

New American Standard Bible
Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help {in the battle} between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."

New International Version
Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. O LORD, you are our God; do not let man prevail against you."

New King James Version
And Asa cried out to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, it is nothing 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 in Your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there exists no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, we acknowledge You as our God; let not man prevail against You."

Revised Standard Version
And Asa cried to the LORD his God, "O LORD, there is none like thee to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee."

Young's Literal Translation
And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, `Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou `art'; let him not prevail with Thee -- mortal man!

New English Translation
Asa prayed¹ to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered.² Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army.³ O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!”⁴

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