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13 and Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites were wiped out;[a] they were shattered before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah[b] carried off a huge amount of plunder. 14 They defeated all the towns surrounding Gerar, for the Lord caused them to panic.[c] The men of Judah[d] looted all the towns, for they contained a huge amount of goods.[e] 15 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen in charge of the livestock.[f] They carried off many sheep and camels and then returned to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:13 tn Heb “and there fell from the Cushites so that there was not to them preservation of life.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:13 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 2 Chronicles 14:14 tn Heb “for the terror of the Lord was upon them.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 14:14 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men of Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 2 Chronicles 14:14 tn Heb “for great plunder was in them.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 14:15 tn Heb “and also they struck down the tents of the livestock.”

13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(A) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(B) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(C) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(D) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. 15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

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