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Green's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 16:8

Did not the Ethiopians and the Lubim become a very great army for multitude, for chariots and for horsemen? And when you leaned on Jehovah, He gave them into your hand.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Backsliders;   Confidence;   Ethiopia;   False Confidence;   God Continued...;   Lubims;   Preaching;   Reproof;   The Topic Concordance - Reliance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Chariots;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hanani;   Libya;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Africa;   Artaxerxes;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - All-Sufficiency of God;   Preaching;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Hanani;   Lubims;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Hanani;   Hezekiah;   Jehu;   Lehabim;   Lubim;   Tirhakah;   Zerah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Lubim;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Cub;   Lubim;   Mizpah, Mizpeh;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Lu'bim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Asa;   Egypt;   Ethiopia;   Libya;   Lubim;   Very;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asa;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? When you depended on the Lord, he handed them over to you.
Hebrew Names Version
Weren't the Kushim and the Luvim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because you did rely on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand.
King James Version
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord , he delivered them into thine hand.
English Standard Version
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.
New Century Version
The Cushites and Libyans had a large and powerful army and many chariots and horsemen. But you depended on the Lord to help you, so he handed them over to you.
New English Translation
Did 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!
Amplified Bible
"Were not the Ethiopians and Lubim a huge army with a great number of chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He placed them in your hand.
New American Standard Bible
"Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He handed them over to you.
World English Bible
Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because you did rely on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Ethiopians and the Lubims, were they not a great hoste with charets & horsemen, exceeding many? yet because thou diddest rest vpon the Lord, he deliuered them into thine had.
Legacy Standard Bible
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a vast military force with an exceedingly vast number of chariots and horsemen? Yet because you leaned on Yahweh, He gave them into your hand.
Berean Standard Bible
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
Contemporary English Version
Remember how powerful the Ethiopian and Libyan army was, with all their chariots and cavalry troops! You trusted the Lord to help you then, and you defeated them.
Complete Jewish Bible
The army of the Ethiopians and Luvim was huge, wasn't it? How many chariots and horsemen did they have? Yet because you relied on Adonai , he handed them over to you.
Darby Translation
Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Did you forget what happened with the Ethiopians and the Libyans who also had a powerful army with many chariots and horse soldiers? That time you depended on the Lord to help you, and he let you defeat them.
George Lamsa Translation
And they will go and become strong, both they and the Ethiopians and the kings that are with them, and will become great armies with very many chariots and horsemen, but when you seek the LORD your God, he will deliver them into your hands.
Good News Translation
Didn't the Ethiopians and the Libyans have large armies with many chariots and cavalry troops? But because you relied on the Lord , he gave you victory over them.
Lexham English Bible
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with very abundant chariots and horsemen? And because of your reliance on Yahweh he gave them into your hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Were not the Moryans and Lybians a greate multitude with exceadinge many charettes and horsmen? Yet gaue the LORDE them in to thy hande, whan thou dyddest put thy trust in him:
American Standard Version
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.
Bible in Basic English
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a very great army, with war-carriages and horsemen more than might be numbered? but because your faith was in the Lord, he gave them up into your hands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Had not the blacke Moores and Lubim an exceeding great hoast, with many charettes and horsemen? And yet because thou trustedst in the Lorde, he deliuered them into thyne hande.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, He delivered them into thy hand.
King James Version (1611)
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge hoste, with very many charets and horsemen? Yet because thou diddest relie on the Lord, he deliuered them into thine hand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Were not the Ethiopians and Libyans a great force, in courage, in horsemen, in great numbers? and did not He deliver them into thy hands, because thou trustedst in the Lord?
English Revised Version
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether `Ethiopiens and Libiens weren not many mo in charis, and knyytis, and ful greet multitude; whiche whanne thou haddist bileuyd to the Lord, he bitook in to thin hondis?
Update Bible Version
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
Were not the Cushites and the Lubims a numerous army, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thy hand.
New King James Version
Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
New Living Translation
Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the Lord , and he handed them over to you.
New Life Bible
Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a very large army with war-wagons? But because you trusted in the Lord, He gave them into your hand.
New Revised Standard
Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with exceedingly many chariots and cavalry? Yet because you relied on the Lord , he gave them into your hand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Were not, the Ethiopians and the Lybians, a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst lean upon Yahweh, he delivered them into thy hand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Were not the Ethiopians, and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceeding great multitude: yet because thou trustedst in the Lord, he delivered them into thy hand?
Revised Standard Version
Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with exceedingly many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave them into your hand.
Young's Literal Translation
Did not the Cushim and the Lubim become a very great force for multitude, for chariot, and for horsemen? and in thy leaning on Jehovah He gave them into thy hand,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

Contextual Overview

7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa the king of Judah and said to him, Because you leaned on the king of Syria, and you have not leaned on Jehovah your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. 8 Did not the Ethiopians and the Lubim become a very great army for multitude, for chariots and for horsemen? And when you leaned on Jehovah, He gave them into your hand. 9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro in all the earth in order to be strong for those with their heart perfect toward Him. You have acted foolishly in this. For this reason, from now on there shall be wars with you. 10 And Asa was angry with the seer; and he gave him up to the house of stocks. For he was in a rage with him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time. 11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 12 And Asa was diseased in his feet in the thirty ninth year of his reign, until his disease was severe. And also in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but among the healers. 13 And Asa lay with his fathers, and died in the forty first year of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his grave which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which he had filled with sweet odors and kinds of aromatic herbs, with a mixture of ointmentsby art. And they burned a great burningfor him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Ethiopians: 2 Chronicles 12:3, 2 Chronicles 14:9-12

the Lubims: 2 Chronicles 12:3

a huge host: Heb. in abundance

because: 2 Chronicles 16:7, Psalms 9:9, Psalms 9:10, Psalms 37:39, Psalms 37:40

Reciprocal: Judges 7:9 - I have delivered 2 Chronicles 13:18 - relied 2 Chronicles 24:24 - delivered Psalms 11:1 - In the Isaiah 18:2 - to a people Isaiah 26:3 - because Isaiah 28:12 - This Isaiah 30:15 - in returning Nahum 1:7 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
And Jehovah God called to the man and said to him, Where are you?
Genesis 4:10
And He said, What have you done? The voice of the blood of your brother cries to Me from the ground.
Genesis 16:1
And Sarai, Abram's wife, did not bear to him; and to her belonged a female slave, an Egyptian, and her name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said to Abram, See, now, Jehovah has kept me from bearing; go in now to my slave-girl; perhaps I may be built up from her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:4
And he went in to Hagar and she conceived; and she saw that she had conceived, and her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, My injury be upon you; I gave my slave-girl into your bosom, and she saw that she had conceived, and I was despised in her eyes. Let Jehovah judge between me and you.
Genesis 16:8
And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave-girl, where did you come from? And where do you go? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress, Sarai.
1 Samuel 26:19
And now, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah has moved you against me, let Him accept an offering. And if the sons of men, they are cursed before Jehovah; for they have driven me out today from joiningmyself with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for composure quiets great offenses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen?.... They were no less than 1,000,000 men, and three hundred chariots, 2 Chronicles 14:9, the Lubim were the Libyans, a people near Egypt, that dwelt in Africa; according to an Arabic writer l, they were the Nubians:

yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand; and with equal ease could and would have delivered the Syrian army unto him, had he as then trusted in the Lord.

l Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. dyn. 3. p. 57.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The rebuke of Hanani and his imprisonment by Asa, omitted by the writer of Kings, are among the most important of the additions to Asa’s history for which we are indebted to the author of Chronicles.

2 Chronicles 16:7

Escaped out of thine hand - Hanani means, “Hadst thou been faithful, and opposed in arms the joint host of Israel and Syria, instead of bribing the Syrian king to desert to thy side, the entire host would have been delivered into thy hand, as was Zerah’s. But now it is escaped from thee. Thou hast lost a glorious opportunity.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

From henceforth thou shalt have wars - As peace had been the reward of Asa’s earlier faith 2Ch 14:5; 2 Chronicles 15:5, so his want of faith was now to be punished by a period of war and disturbance.

2 Chronicles 16:10

In a prison house - Or, “in the stocks.” Compare 1 Kings 22:26-27.


 
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