Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror of the LORD had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. New Living Translation While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the LORD came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too. English Standard Version And they attacked all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. Berean Standard Bible and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then they defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came upon them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was exceedingly much spoil in them. New American Standard Bible They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they pillaged all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. NASB 1995 They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. NASB 1977 And they destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. Legacy Standard Bible And they struck down all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh had fallen on them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. Amplified Bible They attacked and destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was a large amount of spoil in them. Christian Standard Bible Then they attacked all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the LORD was on them. They also plundered all the cities, since there was a great deal of plunder in them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they attacked all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the LORD was on them. They also plundered all the cities, since there was a great deal of plunder in them. American Standard Version And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of Jehovah came upon them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they attacked all the cities with the sword that were around Gadar because the awe of LORD JEHOVAH was upon them, and they plundered all the cities, because much spoil was in them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they destroyed their towns roundabout Gedor; for a terror of the Lord was upon them: and they spoiled all their cities, for they had much spoil. Contemporary English Version The people who lived in the villages around Gerar learned what had happened and were afraid of the LORD. So Judah's army easily defeated them and carried off everything of value that they wanted from these towns. Douay-Rheims Bible And they took all the cities round about Gerara: for a great fear was come upon all men: and they pillaged the cities, and carried off much booty. English Revised Version And they smote all the cities round shout Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them: GOD'S WORD® Translation It attacked all the cities around Gerar because the cities were afraid of the LORD. The army looted all the cities because there were many things to take. Good News Translation Then they were able to destroy the cities in the area around Gerar, because the people there were terrified of the LORD. The army plundered all those cities and captured large amounts of loot. International Standard Version They attacked all the cities that surrounded Gerar, because fear of the LORD had overwhelmed them. The Israelis spoiled all the cities, because there was a lot to plunder in them. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for a terror from the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them. Literal Standard Version and strike all the cities around Gerar, for a fear of YHWH has been on them, and they spoil all the cities, for abundant spoil has been in them; Majority Standard Bible and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there. New American Bible Then the Judahites conquered all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD was upon them; they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. NET Bible They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the LORD caused them to panic. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods. New Revised Standard Version They defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD was on them. They plundered all the cities; for there was much plunder in them. New Heart English Bible They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came on them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was a great amount of plunder in them. Webster's Bible Translation And they smote all the cities about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. World English Bible They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of Yahweh came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. Young's Literal Translation and smite all the cities round about Gerar, for a fear of Jehovah hath been upon them, and they spoil all the cities, for abundant spoil hath been in them; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Asa Reigns in Judah…13Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder 14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there. 15They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 14:15 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 17:10 And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. Treasury of Scripture And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came on them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. the fear 2 Chronicles 17:10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel. Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. exceeding 2 Chronicles 20:25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. Judges 14:19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 2 Kings 7:7,8 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life… Jump to Previous Cities Despoiled Destroyed Dread Exceeding Fallen Fear Gerar Goods Overcame Plunder Plundered Round Smote Spoil Spoiled Stores Struck Terror Towns WealthJump to Next Cities Despoiled Destroyed Dread Exceeding Fallen Fear Gerar Goods Overcame Plunder Plundered Round Smote Spoil Spoiled Stores Struck Terror Towns Wealth2 Chronicles 14 1. Asa following, destroys idolatry6. having peace, he strengthens his kingdom with forts and armies 9. Calling of God, he overthrows Zerah, and spoils the Ethiopians (14) And they smote all the cities round about Gerar.--Philistine cities hostile to Judah. Perhaps they had helped Zerah. For the fear of the Lord came upon them.--Or, A divine panic had fallen upon them (1Samuel 11:7; 2Chronicles 17:10; comp. also 1Samuel 4:7-8). Spoil.--Plunder, booty. Heb. bizzah, a late word, occurring Ezekiel 29:19. The word in the last verse was sh?l?l, a classical expression. Verse 14. - The fear of the Lord came upon them; i.e. on the cities round about Gerar. This and the following verse illustrate in particular the very graphic character which attaches to the entire stretch of the description of the scene, introduced so suddenly in ver. 9 and closing with ver. 15. Much spoil. The Hebrew word here used for "spoil" (בִּזָּה) is found only in Chronicles, Ezra, Esther, Nehemiah, Daniel, and once in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 29:19).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and attackedוַיַּכּ֗וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the cities הֶֽעָרִים֙ (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement around סְבִיב֣וֹת (sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around Gerar, גְּרָ֔ר (gə·rār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1642: Gerar -- a place South of Gaza because כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the terror פַֽחַד־ (p̄a·ḥaḏ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6343: A, alarm of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had fallen הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon them. עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against They plundered וַיָּבֹ֙זּוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇōz·zū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 962: To spoil, plunder all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the cities, הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction there was הָיְתָ֥ה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be much רַבָּ֖ה (rab·bāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great plunder בִזָּ֥ה (ḇiz·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 961: Spoil, booty there. בָהֶֽם׃ (ḇā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links 2 Chronicles 14:14 NIV2 Chronicles 14:14 NLT 2 Chronicles 14:14 ESV 2 Chronicles 14:14 NASB 2 Chronicles 14:14 KJV 2 Chronicles 14:14 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 14:14 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 14:14 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 14:14 French Bible 2 Chronicles 14:14 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 14:14 They struck all the cities around Gerar (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |