2 Chronicles 14:12

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The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled,

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  • 2 Chr 13:15 : 15 and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
  • 2 Chr 20:22 : 22 When they began to shout and praise, the LORD suddenly attacked the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
  • Ps 60:12 : 12 By God’s power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.
  • Ps 136:17-18 : 17 to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures, 18 and killed powerful kings, for his loyal love endures,
  • 1 Cor 9:26 : 26 So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.
  • 1 Cor 15:57 : 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
  • Exod 14:25 : 25 He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said,“Let’s flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!”
  • Deut 28:7 : 7 The LORD will cause your enemies who attack you to be struck down before you; they will attack you from one direction but flee from you in seven different directions.
  • Deut 32:39 : 39 The Vindication of the Lord“See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the LORD,“and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
  • Josh 10:10 : 10 The LORD routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

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  • 2 Chr 14:13-15
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    13and Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites were wiped out; they were shattered before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried off a huge amount of plunder.

    14They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the LORD caused them to panic. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods.

    15They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen in charge of the livestock. They carried off many sheep and camels and then returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 14:8-11
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    79%

    8Asa 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.

    9Zerah the Cushite marched against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. He arrived at Mareshah,

    10and Asa went out to oppose him. They deployed for battle in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

    11Asa prayed to the LORD his God:“O LORD, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. O LORD, you are our God; don’t let men prevail against you!”

  • 2 Chr 16:7-11
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    7At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him:“Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

    8Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the LORD, he handed them over to you!

    9Certainly the LORD watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.”

    10Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

    11Asa’s Reign Ends The events of Asa’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

  • Zeph 2:12
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    12“You Ethiopians will also die by my sword!”

  • 2 Chr 13:14-16
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    14The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. So they cried out for help to the LORD. The priests blew their trumpets,

    15and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

    16The Israelites fled from before the Judahite army, and God handed them over to the men of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:20
    72%

    20Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth.

  • 1 Chr 19:14
    72%

    14So Joab and his men marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Chr 15:8-10
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    8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the LORD in front of the porch of the LORD’s temple.

    9He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. Many people from Israel had come there to live when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

    10They assembled in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

  • 2 Chr 14:2-3
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    2Asa’s Religious and Military Accomplishments(14:1) Asa did what the LORD his God desired and approved.

    3He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

  • 2 Kgs 14:12
    70%

    12Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

  • 2 Chr 15:2
    70%

    2He met Asa and told him,“Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

  • 2 Chr 13:18
    70%

    18That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Chr 21:16
    69%

    16The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the Philistines and the Arabs who lived beside the Cushites.

  • 2 Chr 16:4
    69%

    4Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

  • 1 Kgs 15:18
    69%

    18Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

  • 2 Chr 18:31
    69%

    31When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The LORD helped him; God lured them away from him.

  • 1 Kgs 15:9
    68%

    9Asa’s Reign over Judah In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 16:2
    68%

    2Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace and sent it to King Ben Hadad of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

  • 2 Chr 24:24
    68%

    24Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the LORD handed over to them Judah’s very large army, for the people of Judah had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. The Syrians gave Joash what he deserved.

  • Judg 1:19
    68%

    19The LORD was with the men of Judah. They conquered the hill country, but they could not conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.

  • 2 Chr 12:3
    68%

    3He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

  • 2 Sam 10:13
    68%

    13So Joab and his men marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
    68%

    2He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

  • Exod 14:25
    67%

    25He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said,“Let’s flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!”

  • 1 Kgs 15:11-12
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    67%

    11Asa did what the LORD approved like his ancestor David had done.

    12He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.

  • 2 Kgs 19:9
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    9The king heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was marching out to fight him. He again sent messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them:

  • 1 Kgs 15:16
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    16Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other.

  • 2 Chr 28:17
    67%

    17The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

  • 1 Kgs 15:24
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    24Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 15:15
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    15All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the LORD and he responded to them. He made them secure on every side.

  • 2 Kgs 3:24
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    24When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites thoroughly defeated Moab.

  • 2 Chr 15:19
    66%

    19Asa’s Failures There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

  • Josh 11:8
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    8The LORD handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

  • 1 Kgs 15:22
    66%

    22King Asa ordered all the men of Judah(no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. King Asa used the materials to build up Geba(in Benjamin) and Mizpah.