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Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They also attacked the camps of herdsmen and captured many sheep, goats, and camels before finally returning to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they struck down the tents of those who had livestock and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They also attacked the livestock enclosures, and carried off sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also fatally struck those who owned livestock, and they led away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They also struck down the people [living] in tents who had livestock, and took captive large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and captured many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and captured many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They also attacked the camps where the shepherds lived and took a lot of sheep, goats, and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It also attacked those who were letting their cattle graze and captured many sheep and camels. Then it returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They also attacked the camps of some shepherds, capturing large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of those who owned livestock and carried off lots of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen in charge of the livestock. They carried off many sheep and camels and then returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have also struck tents of livestock, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and return to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and also tents of cattle they have smitten, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and turn back to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And also tents of cattle they struck, and they will turn back sheep for multitude, and camels; and they will turn back to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they destroyed the sheepcotes, and took an infinite number of cattle, and of camels: and returned to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then too, destroying the fencing for the sheep, they took an innumerable multitude of cattle and camels. And they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of the cattle-herders and carried off a great number of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They also attacked the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and goats in abundance, and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They also carried away the tents of the Arabians and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and brought them to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also they brought the tents of the Arabians and took captive very many sheep and camels and they brought them to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Also they destroyed the tents of cattle, and the Alimazons, and took many sheep and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3419" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/14.htm">Asa Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>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. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">They also</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">attacked</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lê (N-mpc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·neh (N-ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">of the herdsmen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7617.htm" title="7617: way·yiš·bū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take captive. A primitive root; to transport into captivity.">and carried off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: ū·ḡə·mal·lîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">and camels.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šu·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Then they returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">to Jerusalem.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-34.htm">1 Samuel 17:34-36</a></span><br />David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, / I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. / Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-20.htm">1 Samuel 30:20</a></span><br />And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">2 Chronicles 20:25</a></span><br />Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4</a></span><br />Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a></span><br />and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Isaiah 7:25</a></span><br />For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Ezekiel 34:8</a></span><br />‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Jeremiah 49:29</a></span><br />They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a></span><br />And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Genesis 24:35</a></span><br />“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-30.htm">Matthew 8:30-32</a></span><br />In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. / So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” / “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Luke 8:32-33</a></span><br />There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission. / Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12-13</a></span><br />The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-1.htm">John 10:1-2</a></span><br />“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. / But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32</a></span><br />The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">the tents of cattle</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">1 Chronicles 4:41</a></b></br> And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because <i>there was</i> pasture there for their flocks.</p><p class="hdg">carried away</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Numbers 31:9,30-47</a></b></br> And the children of Israel took <i>all</i> the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-20.htm">1 Samuel 30:20</a></b></br> And David took all the flocks and the herds, <i>which</i> they drave before those <i>other</i> cattle, and said, This <i>is</i> David's spoil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/5-21.htm">1 Chronicles 5:21</a></b></br> And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-1.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-16.htm">Droves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">Herdsmen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-21.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-9.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">Owned</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Owners</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-11.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/ezra/2-67.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/job/40-24.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-11.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">Droves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-11.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Herdsmen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-7.htm">Owned</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Owners</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-11.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-22.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">Asa following, destroys idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-6.htm">having peace, he strengthens his kingdom with forts and armies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">Calling of God, he overthrows Zerah, and spoils the Ethiopians</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context is King Asa's victory over the Cushites, a significant event in Judah's history. The "tents of the herdsmen" suggests a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle, common in the ancient Near East. Herdsmen were often vulnerable to raids, as their wealth was in livestock. This action reflects the spoils of war, a common practice in ancient times, where victors would seize goods and livestock from the defeated.<p><b>and carried off many sheep and camels.</b><br>Sheep and camels were valuable assets in the ancient world, representing wealth and sustenance. Sheep provided wool, meat, and milk, while camels were essential for transportation and trade, especially in desert regions. The mention of camels indicates the geographical context, likely involving trade routes or desert fringes. This act of carrying off livestock signifies a complete victory and the transfer of wealth and resources from the defeated to the victors.<p><b>Then they returned to Jerusalem.</b><br>The return to Jerusalem signifies the conclusion of the military campaign and the restoration of peace and order. Jerusalem, as the political and spiritual center of Judah, was the logical place for the army to regroup and celebrate their victory. This return also symbolizes the protection and blessing of God over Judah, as Jerusalem was the site of the Temple, representing God's presence among His people. The successful campaign and safe return would have reinforced Asa's leadership and the nation's faith in divine support.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>King of Judah who led the nation in a period of religious reform and military success. His reign is marked by a return to the worship of the LORD and reliance on God for victory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, ruled by Asa during this time. It was a period of relative peace and prosperity under Asa's leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zerah_the_cushite.htm">Zerah the Cushite</a></b><br>An opposing military leader who came against Judah with a vast army. His defeat by Asa's forces is a testament to God's power and favor upon Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tents_of_the_herdsmen.htm">Tents of the Herdsmen</a></b><br>Represents the enemy's resources and wealth, which were seized by Asa's forces as part of their victory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Asa and his forces returned after their victory, symbolizing the restoration and security of the nation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god_for_victory.htm">Reliance on God for Victory</a></b><br>Asa's victory over Zerah the Cushite underscores the importance of relying on God rather than human strength or resources. In our lives, we should seek God's guidance and strength in our battles, whether spiritual, emotional, or physical.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spoils_of_victory.htm">The Spoils of Victory</a></b><br>The capture of sheep and camels signifies the tangible blessings that can follow obedience and faithfulness to God. We should recognize and be grateful for the blessings that come from following God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/return_to_the_place_of_worship.htm">Return to the Place of Worship</a></b><br>Asa's return to Jerusalem after the victory symbolizes a return to worship and acknowledgment of God's role in our successes. We should always return to God in gratitude and worship after experiencing His deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Asa's leadership brought about a period of peace and prosperity for Judah. Spiritual leaders today are called to guide their communities in faithfulness and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_nadab_in_the_bible.htm">Did David dance nude before the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chr_14_15__natural_cause_for_tree_sound.htm">1 Chronicles 14:15 - Are there natural or archaeological explanations for the sound 'in the tops of the balsam trees' that signaled God's assistance in battle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jehoshaphat's_reform_seem_inconsistent.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:6) How is the claim that Jehoshaphat removed high places consistent with other passages stating they persisted under various kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">They smote also the tents of cattle.</span>--<span class= "ital">And cattle tents</span> (or <span class= "ital">encampments</span>)<span class= "ital">, also they smote, i.e.,</span> hordes of nomad Bedawin whom they encountered in the desert about Gerar. (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm" title="And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelled in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.">1Chronicles 4:41</a>, "smote their tents.")<p>Sheep and camels in abundance.--<span class= "ital">Sheep in abundance, and camels.</span> The LXX. adds, <span class= "greekheb">??? ???? ???????????</span>, apparently as the name of a tribe. Syriac and Arabic render, "And the tents of the Arabs."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tents of cattle</span>. This word "tents" (<span class="hebrew">אָהֲלֵי</span>, <span class="accented">construct state</span>) 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 (<a href="/genesis/13-5.htm">Genesis 13:5</a>; <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Judges 6:5</a>; <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Jeremiah 49:29</a>). 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 (<a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/118-15.htm">Psalm 118:15</a>), and of the usual abodes of people (<a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16</a>). The use of the word here, though unique, will occasion no surprise, considering the camping of the vast invading army. <span class="cmt_word">Camels in abundance</span>. The mention of this spoil reminds us both where we are, on desert border (<a href="/1_samuel/27-7.htm">1 Samuel 27:7-10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">1 Samuel 30:16, 17</a>), and what was the personality or nationality within some latitude of choice of the invaders. <span class="cmt_word">Returned to Jerusalem</span>. The expression awakens inevitably, though inaptly, a reminiscence of Scripture language in strangest contrast - the climax in a description also, but of a victory infinitely vaster and grander and for ever (<a href="/luke/24-52.htm">Luke 24:52</a>; <a href="/acts/1-12.htm">Acts 1:12</a>). This return of "Asa and the people that were with him" to Jerusalem dated the commencement of a period of comparative internal peace and reform for the kingdom of Judah, that lasted twenty-one years, and yet more of exemption from Egyptian attack, that lasted about three hundred and thirty years (B.C. circ. 940-609). It was a doubtful benefit, but Judah and Egypt came to be found in alliance against Assyria (<a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">2 Kings 17:3-6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">2 Kings 18:20, 21, 24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2</a>; <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a>). The 'Speaker's Commentary' points out the interesting fact that this was one of the only two occasions known of the Jews meeting in open field either Egypt or Assyria (the other occasion being the unfortunate one of Josiah against Necho, 2 Chronicles 35:30), and adds, "Shishak, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, and Ptolemy I., were either unopposed or only opposed from behind wails." <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They also</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">attacked</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכּ֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tents</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהֳלֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ho·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the herdsmen</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(miq·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and carried off</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7617.htm">Strong's 7617: </a> </span><span class="str2">To transport into captivity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹ֤אן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and camels.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְמַלִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·mal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A camel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then they returned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šu·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">2 Chronicles 14:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 14:15 They struck also the tents of livestock (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 14:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 14:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>