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2Ch 14:1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Ver. 1. **So Abijah slept with his fathers.** ] See [1 Kings 2:10](../../../kjv/1-kings/2/10) .
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**In the city of David.** ] There David’s sepulchre was to be seen in the apostles’ days; Act 2:29 and there Solomon’s sepulchre, which the Jews had in great esteem, fell to pieces without force offered to it, a little before the last destruction of Jerusalem in 132 AD, as Dio testifieth. *a*
*a* *Dio, l. 59. c. 13. s. 2. 8:451*

2Ch 14:2 And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
Ver. 2. **And Asa did that which was good.** ] See [1 Kings 15:11](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/11) .
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**In the eyes of the Lord.** ] Not in his own eyes, or the eyes of men, *qui larvis ducuntur,* which are oft bemisted.

2Ch 14:3 For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
Ver. 3. **And the high places.** ] Erected to idols; not the other. 1Ki 15:14

2Ch 14:4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
Ver. 4. **And commanded Judah.** ] It is not enough to pull down superstition; but God’s sincere service also must be set up.

2Ch 14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Ver. 5. **And the images.** ] Heb., The sun images: *Hammonim,* the images of Jupiter Ammon, as some *a* will have it.
*a* A Lapide.

2Ch 14:6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
Ver. 6. **And he built fenced cities.** ] Though he had no war, yet he provided for it. So did our Queen Elizabeth; and so must every Christian soldier.

2Ch 14:7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars, [while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Ver. 7. **Because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him.** ] It did his heart good to think how piously they had purchased their present peace; and therefore he repeateth it. See [Zechariah 8:19](../../../kjv/zechariah/8/19) . *See Trapp on "* Zec 8:19 *"*

2Ch 14:8 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.
Ver. 8. **Two hundred and fourscore thousand.** ] "Little Benjamin" was grown very numerous and potent.

2Ch 14:9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Ver. 9. **And there came out against them.** ] Called in, likely, by the ten tribes, in revenge of the late overthrow given them by Abijah.
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**Zerah the Ethiopian.** ] Who is thought to have reigned over Egypt also.
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**With a host of a thousand thousand.** ] A larger host than that of Xerxes. Josephus saith it consisted of nine hundred thousand foot, and one hundred thousand horse.
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**And three hundred chariots,** ] *sc.,* *Falcatis et aeratis,* armed with scythes, and other instruments of death.
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**And came unto Mareshah.** ] The country of the prophet Micah, the Morasthite, in the tribe of Judah. Here, then, was *Hannibal ad portas.*

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2Ch 14:10 *Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.*
Ver. 10. **In the valley of Zephathah.** ] See [Judges 1:17](../../../kjv/judges/1/17) .

2Ch 14:11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou [art] our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Ver. 11. **It is nothing with thee.** ] See [1 Samuel 14:9](../../../kjv/1-samuel/14/9) .
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**Help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee.** ] *Adiuva nos, nam te nitimur:* Asa found his great army outmatched, and therefore resteth wholly upon God, and sped accordingly, as Hanani afterwards mindeth him. 2Ch 16:8
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**For in thy name,** ] *i.e.,* For thy service and glory, by thy will, under thy conduct, calling upon thy name, and resting on thy power.
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**Let not man prevail against thee.** ] Sorry, sickly man, as the word signifieth.

2Ch 14:12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
Ver. 12. **So the Lord smote the Ethiopians.** ] *Egit in praecipitiurn,* he tumbled them down headlong.

2Ch 14:13 And Asa and the people that [were] with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
Ver. 13. **Unto Gerar.** ] A city of the Philistines, who took part, it is likely, with these Ethiopians, and therefore suffered with them.
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**That they could not recover themselves.** ] Heb., There was no life in them; *pecoris instar trucidabantur,* they were slain as dogs.
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**And before his host.** ] His host of angels, saith Lyra
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**And they carried away very much spoil.** ] A good amends for the treasure that Shishak, king of Egypt and Ethiopia, took from Rehoboam. Riches come and go, *accedunt et recedunt instar Euripi,* they do often change masters.

2Ch 14:14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
Ver. 14. **And they smote all the cities.** ] See on [2 Chronicles 14:13](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/13) .

2Ch 14:15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
Ver. 15. **They smote also the tents of cattle.** ] The Arabian Scenites, who had also aided the Ethiopians, and now had enough of it. "So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord."

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