2 Chronicles · Clementine Vulgate
2 Chronicles 14 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David: regnavitque Asa filius ejus pro eo, in cujus diebus quievit terra annis decem.
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
2 Fecit autem Asa quod bonum et placitum erat in conspectu Dei sui, et subvertit altaria peregrini cultus, et excelsa.
2 Asa did that which was good and right in Yahweh his God’s eyes,
3 Et confregit statuas, lucosque succidit:
3 for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,
4 et præcepit Judæ ut quæreret Dominum Deum patrum suorum, et faceret legem, et universa mandata:
4 and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.
5 et abstulit de cunctis urbibus Juda aras et fana, et regnavit in pace.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6 Ædificavit quoque urbes munitas in Juda, quia quietus erat, et nulla temporibus ejus bella surrexerant, pacem Domino largiente.
6 He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
7 Dixit autem Judæ: Ædificemus civitates istas, et vallemus muris, et roboremus turribus, et portis, et seris, donec a bellis quieta sunt omnia, eo quod quæsierimus Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum, et dederit nobis pacem per gyrum. Ædificaverunt igitur, et nullum in exstruendo impedimentum fuit.
7 For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
8 Habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo portantium scuta et hastas de Juda trecenta millia, de Benjamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta octoginta millia: omnes isti viri fortissimi.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
9 Egressus est autem contra eos Zara Æthiops cum exercitu suo, decies centena millia, et curribus trecentis: et venit usque Maresa.
9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
10 Porro Asa perrexit obviam ei, et instruxit aciem ad bellum in valle Sephata, quæ est juxta Maresa:
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 et invocavit Dominum Deum, et ait: Domine, non est apud te ulla distantia, utrum in paucis auxilieris, an in pluribus. Adjuva nos, Domine Deus noster: in te enim, et in tuo nomine habentes fiduciam, venimus contra hanc multitudinem. Domine, Deus noster tu es: non prævaleat contra te homo.
11 Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
12 Exterruit itaque Dominus Æthiopes coram Asa et Juda: fugeruntque Æthiopes.
12 So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
13 Et persecutus est eos Asa, et populus qui cum eo erat, usque Gerara: et ruerunt Æthiopes usque ad internecionem, quia Domino cædente contriti sunt, et exercitu illius præliante. Tulerunt ergo spolia multa,
13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.
14 et percusserunt civitates omnes per circuitum Geraræ: grandis quippe cunctos terror invaserat: et diripuerunt urbes, et multam prædam asportaverunt.
14 They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of Yahweh came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
15 Sed et caulas ovium destruentes, tulerunt pecorum infinitam multitudinem, et camelorum: reversique sunt in Jerusalem.
15 They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Asa
A reforming king who tore down idols and trusted the LORD against vast armies.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 15:9-24; 2 Chron. 14-16; Matt. 1:7-8
Zerah
Cushite who came against Judah with an army of a million men and 300 chariots and was defeated by Asa near Mareshah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 14:9
Cross references (15)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 15:8–24; 1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 9:31; 1 Chronicles 3:10
- 2 1 Kings 15:11; Luke 1:75; 1 Kings 15:14; 2 Chronicles 31:20
- 3 Deuteronomy 7:5; 2 Kings 23:14; Exodus 34:13; 1 Kings 15:12–14; 2 Chronicles 15:17
- 4 2 Chronicles 29:21; 2 Chronicles 29:30; Psalm 101:2–8; 2 Chronicles 29:27; Psalm 119:10
- 5 2 Chronicles 34:4; 2 Chronicles 34:7
- 6 2 Chronicles 15:15; 1 Chronicles 22:9; Judges 3:11; 2 Chronicles 11:5–12; Job 34:29
- 7 1 Peter 3:12; 2 Chronicles 14:6; John 12:35–36; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Jeremiah 29:12–14
- 8 2 Chronicles 13:3; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 17:14–19; 2 Chronicles 25:5
- 9 2 Chronicles 16:8; 2 Chronicles 11:8; Joshua 15:44; 2 Chronicles 12:2–3; 2 Kings 19:9
- 10 Judges 1:17; Joshua 19:4
- 11 Jeremiah 1:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Psalm 22:5; Psalm 20:7; 2 Chronicles 13:14
- 12 2 Chronicles 13:15; 1 Corinthians 15:57; Psalm 60:12; 1 Corinthians 9:26; Joshua 10:10
- 13 Genesis 10:19; Genesis 20:1; Genesis 26:1; 2 Chronicles 14:14; Joshua 5:14
- 14 2 Chronicles 17:10; Genesis 35:5; 2 Chronicles 20:29; Psalm 68:12; Judges 14:19
- 15 Numbers 31:9; 1 Chronicles 5:21; Numbers 31:30–47; 1 Chronicles 4:41; 1 Samuel 30:20
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