2 Chronicles 14:15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

Here is, I. Disturbance given to the peace of Asa's kingdom by a formidable army of Ethiopians that invaded them, 2 Chron. 14:9, 10. Though still they sought God, yet this fear came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried, and that God might have an opportunity of doing great things for them. It was a vast number that the Ethiopians brought against him: 1,000,000 men; and now he found the benefit of having an army ready raised against such a time of need. That provision which we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:15

They smote also the tents of cattle ,.... The people that dwelt in tents for the sake of the pasturage of their cattle; the Scenite Arabs, so called from dwelling in tents: and carried away sheep ; which those Arabs were feeding in Palestine, and which this great army brought with them for their support: and camels in abundance ; which is another circumstance proving them to be Arabs, who abounded with camels: and returned to Jerusalem ; with their spoil, and with great joy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 14:15

Tents of cattle - Those which had carried the baggage of the great army, and which they had left in such places as abounded with pasture. Perhaps sheepfolds, enclosures for camels, mules, etc., may also be intended. The discomfiture was great, because God fought for the people; and the spoil was immense, because the multitude was prodigious, indeed almost incredible, a million of men in one place is almost too much for the mind to conceive, but there may be some mistake in the numerals:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1-15

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1-15

The quiet often years. The former half of this chapter may be said to turn upon the welcome subject of the "quiet" (spoken of twice), the "no war" (spoken of once), and the "rest" (spoken of three times), which were now for ten years the portion of Judah. The tender youth and the pious promise of King Asa combined, no doubt, in the providence of God, with external circumstances, to secure that interval of quiet and repose from war from which many blessings were able to flow. We may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:8-15

The secret and the spirit of true defence. We may learn from this narrative of unprovoked attack and triumphant defence— I. THAT OUR UPMOST PREPARATION WILL NOT SECURE US FROM ATTACK . Asa endeavoured to make his little kingdom impregnable to assault by Nevertheless, the Ethiopians came up against him with an army far stronger than his. The military and naval preparations of one country usually incite to greater preparations in another, and instead of war becoming... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

The remaining seven verses of this chapter are occupied with the account of the invasion of Zerah the Ethiopian, and the successful defence and reprisals of Asa. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

The human trust and prayer that herald Divine victory. Though God gives nothing for—that vanishing point—our merit, yet he constantly of old gave, now constantly gives, in connection with our own right-doings and fight-praying, in order that his freest gifts may establish a healthy reaction on our experience and on our practical conduct. In the prayer, the appeal, the trust, the simple, practical account of Ass, according to the narrative contained within the compass of the above verses,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

An alarming invasion. I. THE INVADER AND HIS ARMY . ( 2 Chronicles 14:9 .) 1 . The invader. Zerah, the Ethiopian (or Cushite), commonly identified with Osorkhon (Usarkon) I. king of Egypt, the second sovereign of the twenty-second or Bubastio dynasty (Rossellini, Wilkinson, Champollion, Lepsius, Rawlinson, Ebers); but, inasmuch as no Ethiopian appears among the monumental kings of this dynasty, a claim to be regarded as the Zerah of Scripture has been advanced in behalf... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:15

The tents of cattle . This word "tents" ( אָהֲלֵי , construct state ) is used just 325 times, and this is the only time it is spoken of as the place of cattle; there are, however, four passages looking the same way ( Genesis 13:5 ; 6:5 ; 2 Kings 7:7 ; Jeremiah 49:29 ). It is the word used for the tabernacle of the wilderness many times, and many times for the place of abode that has highest associations ( Psalms 15:1 ; Psalms 118:15 ), and of the usual abodes of people ( 2... read more

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