2 Chronicles 14:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Asa had an army of men who carried shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, those who carried shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Asa had an hoost of me which bare shildes & speares, out of Iuda thre C. thousande, and out of BenIamin two hudreth and foure score thousande, that bare shyldes & coulde shute wt bowes, and all these were mightie stronge men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Asa had an armie of Iudah that bare shieldes and speares, three hundreth thousande, and of Beniamin that bare shieldes and drewe bowes, two hundreth and foure score thousande: all these were valiant men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Asa had an armie of men that bare shieldes and speares out of Iuda three hundred thousand, & out of Beniamin that bare shieldes & drewe bowes two hundred and fourescore thousand: all these were valiaunt men.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And there is to Asa a force bearing target and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin, bearing shield and treading bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these `are' mighty of valour.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men of Judah armed with body-covers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand of Benjamin armed with body-covers and bows; all these were men of war.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 13:3 : 3 Abijah went into battle with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men, while Jeroboam arranged against him eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty warriors.
  • 2 Chr 17:14-19 : 14 Here is the count of their enrollment by their families: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor. 15 Next to him was Jehohanan, the commander, with 280,000 men. 16 Next to him was Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor. 17 From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields. 18 Next to him was Jehozabad, with 180,000 armed men prepared for battle. 19 These were the men who served the king, besides those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
  • 2 Chr 25:5 : 5 Amaziah gathered the men of Judah and organized them by their family leaders, under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those who were twenty years old or more, and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for battle, able to handle spear and shield.
  • 2 Chr 11:1 : 1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 17:13-18
    6 verses
    82%

    13He had considerable supplies in the cities of Judah and soldiers, mighty men of valor, stationed in Jerusalem.

    14Here is the count of their enrollment by their families: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor.

    15Next to him was Jehohanan, the commander, with 280,000 men.

    16Next to him was Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor.

    17From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields.

    18Next to him was Jehozabad, with 180,000 armed men prepared for battle.

  • 2 Chr 14:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    9Asa went out to meet him, and they took up positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

    10Asa called to the Lord his God and said, "Lord, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, You are our God; do not let mere humans prevail against You."

  • 1 Chr 12:24-25
    2 verses
    80%

    24From the tribe of Judah, carrying shields and spears: 6,800 armed for battle.

    25From the tribe of Simeon: 7,100 valiant warriors ready for battle.

  • Judg 20:17
    79%

    17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.

  • 2 Chr 26:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12The total number of family leaders in charge of the fighting men was 2,600.

    13Under their command was an army of 307,500 men who could make war with great power to support the king against his enemies.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    78%

    9Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    78%

    18The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shields and swords, drew bows, and were trained for war. They numbered 44,760 men ready for battle.

  • 2 Chr 25:5
    77%

    5Amaziah gathered the men of Judah and organized them by their family leaders, under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those who were twenty years old or more, and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for battle, able to handle spear and shield.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    77%

    5Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

  • 2 Chr 13:3
    77%

    3Abijah went into battle with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men, while Jeroboam arranged against him eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty warriors.

  • Judg 20:15
    76%

    15On that day, the Benjaminites mustered twenty-six thousand men armed with swords from their towns, not counting the seven hundred elite troops from Gibeah.

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    76%

    8When Saul mustered them at Bezek, there were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 15:9
    75%

    9Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for a great number had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    75%

    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 12:33-37
    5 verses
    75%

    33From the tribe of Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do, there were 200 chiefs, along with all their relatives under their command.

    34From the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 experienced warriors, fully armed and loyal with undivided hearts.

    35From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 commanders and with them 37,000 men armed with shields and spears.

    36From the tribe of Dan, there were 28,600 prepared for battle.

    37From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle.

  • Judg 20:44
    75%

    44Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all valiant warriors.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    75%

    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 14:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until there was no one left alive, for they were crushed before the Lord and His army. They carried off a very large amount of plunder.

    13They struck down all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the Lord had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was a great amount of loot in them.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    74%

    9Their family records and registrations listed them as the heads of their ancestral families, mighty warriors totaling twenty thousand two hundred.

  • Judg 20:2
    74%

    2The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their positions in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

  • 1 Chr 12:30
    74%

    30From the sons of Benjamin, Saul's relatives, there were 3,000 men, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul's house until that time.

  • Num 2:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8The army of his division numbers 57,400.

    9All those counted in the camp of Judah, by divisions, total 186,400. They are to set out first.

  • Num 1:36-37
    2 verses
    74%

    36The descendants of Benjamin were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

    37The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

  • Num 1:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The descendants of Judah were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

    27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

  • Num 2:23
    74%

    23The army of his division numbers 35,400.

  • Num 2:4
    74%

    4The army of his division numbers 74,600.

  • 1 Chr 7:5
    73%

    5Their brothers among all the families of Issachar were mighty warriors, with a total of eighty-seven thousand registered in all.

  • 2 Chr 16:8
    73%

    8Were not the Cushites and the Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

  • 1 Chr 7:11
    73%

    11All the sons of Jediael, counted among the heads of their ancestral families and mighty warriors prepared for battle, totaled seventeen thousand two hundred.

  • 2 Chr 11:12
    73%

    12In every city, he placed shields and spears and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

  • Judg 20:46
    73%

    46That day, twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men of Benjamin fell, all of them valiant warriors.

  • 1 Chr 7:40
    72%

    40All these were descendants of Asher, heads of their families, choice and mighty warriors, chiefs among the princes. Their total enrollment in the army for battle was twenty-six thousand men.

  • Ezra 8:5
    71%

    5Of the descendants of Shecaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 males.