2 Chronicles 14

King Asa reigns righteously over Judah, commanding the people to seek **YHWH** the God of their fathers, removing pagan high places and altars, enjoying ten years of peace, and building fortified cities with a mighty army.[1][2][3] Zerah the Ethiopian invades with a million men, but Asa cries to **YHWH** for help against overwhelming odds, and **YHWH** strikes the enemy, granting Judah decisive victory and abundant spoil from Gerar and surrounding cities.[1][2][5]

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and he built and he built cities settlements of fortified fortified stronghold in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah for for/because was quiet she was at rest the land the earth and there was not and there is not with him with him war armed conflict in the years in the yearly cycles these these ones for for/because had given rest he caused to rest the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to him —
Verse 5 וַ/יִּ֛בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of HNcfpc מְצוּרָ֖ה 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤄 metsurah fortified fortified stronghold HNcfsa בִּ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שָׁקְטָ֣ה 𐤔𐤒𐤈𐤄 shaqetah was quiet she was at rest HVqp3fs הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אֵין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there was not and there is not HC/Tn עִמּ֤/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms מִלְחָמָה֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war armed conflict HNcfsa בַּ/שָּׁנִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 bashanim in the years in the yearly cycles HRd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC הֵנִ֥יחַ 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇 henicha had given rest he caused to rest HVhp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms
and he said and he said to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah let us build let us build direct object marker object-marker the cities the cities these these ones and let us surround and we will encircle wall enclosing wall and towers and towers doors two hanging door-panels and bars and crossbars yet for us still him the land the earth before us before our face for for/because we have sought we sought direct object marker object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh our God our mighty ones we have sought we sought and he has given rest and he rested to us — all around from around and they built and they built and they prospered they caused to prosper
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לִֽ/יהוּדָ֜ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah HR/Np נִבְנֶ֣ה 𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤄 niveneh let us build let us build HVqi1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הֶ/עָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp וְ/נָסֵ֨ב 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁 venasev and let us surround and we will encircle HC/Vhi1cp חוֹמָ֣ה 𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 chomah wall enclosing wall HNcfsa וּ/מִגְדָּלִים֮ 𐤅/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 umigedalim and towers and towers HC/Ncbpa דְּלָתַ֣יִם 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 delatayim doors two hanging door-panels HNcfda וּ/בְרִיחִים֒ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤌 uverichim and bars and crossbars HC/Ncmpa עוֹדֶ֨/נּוּ 𐤏𐤅𐤃/𐤍𐤅 odenu yet for us still him HD/Sp3ms הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa לְ/פָנֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 lefaneynu before us before our face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC דָרַ֨שְׁנוּ֙ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤅 darashenu we have sought we sought HVqp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp דָּרַ֕שְׁנוּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤅 darashenu-2 we have sought we sought HVqp1cp וַ/יָּ֥נַֽח 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇 vayanach and he has given rest and he rested HC/Vhw3ms לָ֖/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp מִ/סָּבִ֑יב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv all around from around HR/Ncbsa וַ/יִּבְנ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤅 vayivenu and they built and they built HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יַּצְלִֽיחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤅 vayatselichu and they prospered they caused to prosper HC/Vhw3mp
and it was and he became to Asa to Asa to Asa army strength bearing the one who bears shields large body-shield and spears and thrusting spear from Judah from Yah-is-praised from Yehudah three three hundred hundreds thousand thousand-unit and from Benjamin and from Son-of-the-Right-Hand and from Bineyamin bearing bearing-ones of shields shield and drawing and treading ones of bow bow two hundred two hundred and eighty and eighty thousand thousand-group all entirety of these these ones mighty men of valor mighty ones of valor strength
Verse 7 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms לְ/אָסָ֗א 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤀 leasa to Asa to Asa to Asa HR/Np חַיִל֮ 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil army strength HNcmsa נֹשֵׂ֣א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose bearing the one who bears HVqrmsa צִנָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤍𐤄 tsinah shields large body-shield HNcfsa וָ/רֹמַח֒ 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤇 varomach and spears and thrusting spear HC/Ncmsa מִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 mihudah from Judah from Yah-is-praised from Yehudah HR/Np שְׁלֹ֣שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh three three HAcfsa מֵא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa אֶ֔לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa וּ/מִ/בִּנְיָמִ֗ן 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 umibineyamin and from Benjamin and from Son-of-the-Right-Hand and from Bineyamin HC/R/Np נֹשְׂאֵ֤י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of HVqrmpc מָגֵן֙ 𐤌𐤂𐤍 magen shields shield HNcbsa וְ/דֹ֣רְכֵי 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 vedorekhey and drawing and treading ones of HC/Vqrmpc קֶ֔שֶׁת 𐤒𐤔𐤕 qeshet bow bow HNcfsa מָאתַ֥יִם 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 matayim two hundred two hundred HAcbda וּ/שְׁמוֹנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 ushemonim and eighty and eighty HC/Acbpa אָ֑לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉 giborey mighty men of valor mighty ones of HAampc חָֽיִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil-2 valor strength HNcmsa
and called he called Asa Asa Asa to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh his God his mighty-ones and said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh there is not there is not with you with you to help to give aid between between many great those without to non-existence strength strength help us help us the LORD Yahweh Yahweh our God our mighty ones for for/because on you upon you we rely they leaned themselves and in your name and in your name we have come we came against upon this multitude the roaring throng this this one the LORD Yahweh Yahweh our God our mighty ones you you not upon / over prevail he restrains against you with you man frail mortal
Verse 10 וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and called he called HC/Vqw3ms אָסָ֜א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָי/ו֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּאמַר֒ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn עִמְּ/ךָ֤ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms לַ/עְזוֹר֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤓 laezor to help to give aid HR/Vqc בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR רַב֙ 𐤓𐤁 rav many great HAamsa לְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤍 leeyn those without to non-existence HR/Tn כֹּ֔חַ 𐤊𐤇 kocha strength strength HNcmsa עָזְרֵ֜/נוּ 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤍𐤅 azerenu help us help us HVqv2ms/Sp1cp יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עָלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha on you upon you HR/Sp2ms נִשְׁעַ֔נּוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤅 nisheanu we rely they leaned themselves HVNp1cp וּ/בְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤊 uveshimekha and in your name and in your name HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms בָ֔אנוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤍𐤅 vanu we have come we came HVqp1cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR הֶ/הָמ֖וֹן 𐤄/𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hehamon this multitude the roaring throng HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-4 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu-2 Mulimu (Lozi) our God our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp אַ֔תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn יַעְצֹ֥ר 𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤓 yaetsor prevail he restrains HVqj3ms עִמְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha-2 against you with you HR/Sp2ms אֱנֽוֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh man frail mortal HNcmsa
and pursued them and he pursued them Asa Asa Asa and the people and the gathered people that were that-which with him with him to up to Gerar to Gerar to Gerar and fell and he fell from Cushites from Cushites from Kushim there was to non-existence to them — recovery life-sustenance for for/because they were broken they were shattered before to the face of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and before and before the face of his camp his encampment and they carried and they lifted up spoil plundered goods much cause to multiply very with great force
Verse 12 וַ/יִּרְדְּפֵ֨/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤌 vayiredefem and pursued them and he pursued them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp אָסָ֜א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp וְ/הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered people HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that were that-which HTr עִמּ/וֹ֮ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR לִ/גְרָר֒ 𐤋/𐤂𐤓𐤓 ligerar Gerar to Gerar to Gerar HR/Np וַ/יִּפֹּ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms מִ/כּוּשִׁים֙ 𐤌/𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 mikushim from Cushites from Cushites from Kushim HR/Ngmpa לְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤍 leeyn there was to non-existence HR/Tn לָ/הֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp מִֽחְיָ֔ה 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤄 micheyah recovery life-sustenance HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 nisheberu they were broken they were shattered HVNp3cp לִ/פְנֵֽי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc מַחֲנֵ֑/הוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤍/𐤄𐤅 machanehu his camp his encampment HNcbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׂא֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and they carried and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp שָׁלָ֖ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal spoil plundered goods HNcmsa הַרְבֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh much cause to multiply HVha מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD
and they struck and they struck [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of the cities the cities around surrounding areas of Gerar Gerar Gerar for for/because was he was / he became fear intense dread the LORD Yahweh Yahweh upon them upon them and they plundered and they plundered [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of the cities the cities for for/because spoil plundered goods much great was she became in them —
Verse 13 וַ/יַּכּ֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֵ֤ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הֶֽ/עָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa סְבִיב֣וֹת 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕 sevivot around surrounding areas of HNcbpa גְּרָ֔ר 𐤂𐤓𐤓 gerar Gerar Gerar Gerar HNp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms פַֽחַד 𐤐𐤇𐤃 fachad fear intense dread HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֲלֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֨זּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤆𐤅 vayavozu and they plundered and they plundered HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc הֶ֣/עָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim-2 the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC בִזָּ֥ה 𐤁𐤆𐤄 vizah spoil plundered goods HNcfsa רַבָּ֖ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah much great HAafsa הָיְתָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah was she became HVqp3fs בָ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in them HR/Sp3mp
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