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King James Version

2 Chronicles 14:10

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ethiopia;   Mareshah;   Zerah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Valleys;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ethiopia;   Mareshah;   Zephathah;   Zerah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Artaxerxes;   Ethiopia;   Palestine;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Mareshah;   Zephathah;   Zerah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Mareshah;   Zephathah, Valley of;   Zerah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Mareshah;   Zephathah;   Zerah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Zephathah;   Zerah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Mareshah ;   Zephathah ;   Zerah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ethiopia;   Judah the kingdom of;   Mareshah;   Zerah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mar'eshah,;   Zeph'athah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Vale;   Zephathah, Valley of;   Zerah (the Ethiopian);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asa;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah.
Hebrew Names Version
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Tzefatah at Mareshah.
English Standard Version
And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
New Century Version
So Asa went out to fight Zerah and prepared for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
New English Translation
and Asa went out to oppose him. They deployed for battle in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
Amplified Bible
Then Asa went out against him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
New American Standard Bible
So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
World English Bible
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Asa went out before him, and they set the battell in aray in the valley of Zephathah beside Mareshah.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Asa went out to meet him, and they arranged themselves for battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Berean Standard Bible
So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
Contemporary English Version
Asa met him there, and the two armies prepared for battle in Zephathah Valley.
Complete Jewish Bible
Asa cried out to Adonai his God, " Adonai , there is no one besides yourself, strong or weak, who can help. Help us, Adonai our God, because we are relying on you, and we are coming against this vast throng in your name. You are Adonai our God; don't let human beings stop you!"
Darby Translation
And Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Asa went out to fight against Zerah. Asa's army got ready for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Asa went out against him, and he fought against him in the valley of Mareshah.
Good News Translation
Asa went out to fight him, and both sides took up their positions at Zephathah Valley near Mareshah.
Lexham English Bible
And Asa went out before him, and a battle was put in order in the valley of Zepah at Mareshah.
Literal Translation
And Asa went out before him and they set the battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Asa wente forth agaynst him. And they prepared them selues to the battayll in the valley Zephata beside Maresa.
American Standard Version
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Bible in Basic English
And Asa went out against him, and they put their forces in position in the valley north of Mareshah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Asa went out before him, and they ioyned the battaile in the valley of Zephata, beside Maresa.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: 'LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art the LORD our God; let not man prevail against Thee.'
King James Version (1611)
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battel in aray in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Asa went out to meet him, and set the battle in array in the valley north of Maresa.
English Revised Version
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Certis Aza yede ayens hem, and araiede scheltrun to batel in the valei Sephata, which is bisidis Masera. And he inwardli clepide the Lord God,
Update Bible Version
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathath at Mareshah.
New King James Version
So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
New Living Translation
so Asa deployed his armies for battle in the valley north of Mareshah.
New Life Bible
So Asa went out to meet him. They made themselves ready for battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
New Revised Standard
Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Asa went out to meet him, - and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa:
Revised Standard Version
And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zeph'athah at Mare'shah.
Young's Literal Translation
and Asa goeth out before him, and they set battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

Contextual Overview

9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11 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. 12 So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord , and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zephathah: Joshua 19:4, Judges 1:17, Zephath

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 5:20 - in the battle 1 Chronicles 19:9 - put the battle

Cross-References

Genesis 11:3
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Genesis 19:30
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Joshua 8:24
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Psalms 83:10
Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
Isaiah 24:18
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Jeremiah 48:44
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord .

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Asa went out against him,.... Notwithstanding he brought so great an army with him:

and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah; where the Ethiopians were; he did not stay till they got further into his country, but marched against them when on the frontiers of it, and chose the valley to pitch in, as being more to the advantage of his smaller army; see Judges 1:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “valley of Zephathah” - not elsewhere mentioned - is probably the broad Wady which opens out from Mareshah (marginal reference) in a northwesterly direction, leading into the great Philistine plain. Zerah, on the advance of Asa, drew off into the wider space of the Wady, where he could use his horsemen and chariots.


 
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