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Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.
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Fighting as the Lord's Host
Commentators explain that the victory was achieved "before Jehovah, and before his host." This means Asa's army was viewed as God's own army, fighting on His behalf. One scholar even suggests the "host" could refer to an army of angels, emphasizing that the battle and victory truly belong to the Lord.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Pursued them to Gerar. —(Genesis 20:1) Kirbet-el-Gerar, in the Wadi Gerar, about eight miles south-southeast …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Asa, and the people that [were] with him, pursued them unto Gerar A city of the P…
Presbyterian
Asa aimed at pleasing God and studied to commend himself to him. Happy are those who walk by this rule: not to do what is right in their own eyes, …
