Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Zerah the Ethiopian
King James Version
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Holman Bible
Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and 300
International Standard Version
Sometime later, Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against him at Mareshah with an army of one million troops and 300 chariots.
A Conservative Version
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million, and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah.
American Standard Version
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.
Amplified
Now Zerah the Ethiopian (Cushite) came out against Judah with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.
Bible in Basic English
And Zerah the Ethiopian, with an army of a million, and three hundred war-carriages, came out against them to Mareshah.
Darby Translation
And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
Julia Smith Translation
And there will come forth against them Zerah the Cushite with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he will come even to Mareshah.
King James 2000
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Zerah the Cushite came out against them with an army of a thousand thousands and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah.
Modern King James verseion
And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men, and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an Host of ten hundred thousand, and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
NET Bible
Zerah the Cushite marched against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. He arrived at Mareshah,
New Heart English Bible
There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
The Emphasized Bible
Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, - and he came as far as Mareshah.
Webster
And there came out against them Zerah the Cushite, with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.
World English Bible
There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And come out unto them doth Zerah the Cushite with a force of a thousand thousand, and chariots three hundred, and he cometh in unto Mareshah,
Themes
Chariots » Used in war by the » Ethiopians
Mareshah » A city » A city of the tribe of judah
War » Large armies frequently engaged in
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 14:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah Defeats Ethiopia's Army
8
And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
9 Now Zerah the Ethiopian
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:8
Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave them into your hand.
Joshua 15:44
Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
2 Chronicles 11:8
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
2 Chronicles 12:2-3
In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
2 Kings 19:9
Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, "Behold, he has set out to fight against you." So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,
Isaiah 8:9-10
Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.
Ezekiel 30:5
Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
Micah 1:15
I will again bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah; the glory of Israel shall come to Adullam.
Revelation 16:14
For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.