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Yet when you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/16.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Were 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. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? When you depended on Yahweh, He handed them over to you. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Weren't the Sudanese and Libyans a large army with many chariots and drivers? But when you depended on the LORD, he handed them over to you. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Weren't the Ethiopians and the Libyans a vast army with many chariots and cavalry? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave them into your control! <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/16.htm">NET Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Weren’t the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and exceedingly many horsemen? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Did the Cushim and the Lubim not become a very great force for multitude, for chariot, and for horsemen? And in your leaning on YHWH He gave them into your hand, <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Were not the Cushites and the Lubims for an army for multitude, for chariots, and for horsemen to a great multitude? and in thy relying upon Jehovah he gave them into thy hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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? <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Were not the Ethiopians and Libyans a vast army, with great numbers of chariots and horses? And yet, because you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your power. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they shall go and shall be strengthened, those and the Hindus and the Kings that are with them, and they shall be for the armies and for the chariots and for the very many horsemen, and when you beg of LORD JEHOVAH, God, he will turn them over into your hands.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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? <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3723" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/16.htm">Hanani's Message to Asa</a> 7At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. 8<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Were</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3569.htm" title="3569: hak·kū·šîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Cush. Patronymically from Kuwsh; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush.">the Cushites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3864.htm" title="3864: wə·hal·lū·ḇîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of N. Africa. ">and Libyans</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">a vast</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: lə·ḥa·yil (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">army</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: lə·har·bêh (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">with many</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: lə·re·ḵeḇ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/6571.htm" title="6571: ū·lə·p̄ā·rā·šîm (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A steed, a driver, cavalry. From parash; a steed (compare cuwc); also a driver, i.e. cavalry.">and horsemen?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8172.htm" title="8172: ū·ḇə·hiš·šā·‘en·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To lean, support oneself. A primitive root; to support one's self.">Yet because you relied</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯā·nām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He delivered them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into your hand.</a> 9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-15</a> Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah. / So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. / Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.” ... <a href="/1_kings/15-16.htm">1 Kings 15:16-22</a> Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days. / Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah. / So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus: ... <a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">2 Chronicles 13:3-18</a> Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor. / Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel! / Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? ... <a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-30</a> After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. / Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi). / Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. ... <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-37</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-38</a> Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a> But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Judges 7:2-25</a> Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ / Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained. / Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.” ... <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a> But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” <a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a> Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-19</a> No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. / Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion ... <a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Psalm 44:6-7</a> For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. / For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame. <a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a> It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. <a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm">Proverbs 21:31</a> A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because you did rely on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand.the Ethiopians<a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">2 Chronicles 12:3</a> With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.<a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-12</a> And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah… the Lubims<a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">2 Chronicles 12:3</a> With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.a huge host [heb] in abundance <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">2 Chronicles 16:7</a> And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.<a href="/psalms/9-9.htm">Psalm 9:9,19</a> The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble… <a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Psalm 37:39,40</a> But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Cushites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-16.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Ethiopians</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">Force</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">Host</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-10.htm">Huge</a> <a href="/john/6-5.htm">Immense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">Lubim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-9.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">Relied</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">War-Carriages</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-17.htm">Weren't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/18-18.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Cushites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Ethiopians</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">Force</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezra/8-22.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Host</a> <a href="/ezra/5-8.htm">Huge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Immense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">Lubim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-13.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-14.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-2.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-8.htm">Relied</a> <a href="/job/39-11.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">War-Carriages</a> <a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Weren't</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 16</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-1.htm">Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverts Baasha from building Ramah</a> 7. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">Being reproved thereof by Hanani, he puts him in prison</a> 11. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-11.htm">Among his other acts in his disease he seeks not to God, but to the physicians</a> 13. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-13.htm">His death and burial</a> </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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This phrase refers to a historical event during the reign of Asa, king of Judah, when he faced an invasion by Zerah the Cushite. The Cushites, likely from the region of modern-day Sudan or Ethiopia, were known for their formidable military strength. The Libyans, from North Africa, were also renowned warriors. The mention of "many chariots and horsemen" highlights the military might and technological advantage these forces had, as chariots were a significant component of ancient warfare. This context emphasizes the overwhelming odds against Judah, making their victory all the more remarkable.Yet because you relied on the LORD, This phrase underscores the central theme of reliance on God for deliverance and victory. Asa's trust in the LORD is a key element in the narrative, contrasting with his later actions when he relied on human alliances instead of divine intervention. This reliance is a recurring biblical theme, seen in stories like David and Goliath, where faith in God leads to triumph over seemingly insurmountable challenges. It serves as a reminder of the importance of faith and dependence on God rather than human strength or strategy.He delivered them into your hand. The deliverance of Judah from the Cushite and Libyan forces is attributed directly to divine intervention. This reflects the biblical principle that God is sovereign over the affairs of nations and can alter the course of history in favor of those who trust in Him. This deliverance is reminiscent of other biblical accounts, such as the Exodus, where God intervenes to save His people. It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who provides spiritual victory over sin and death for those who rely on Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a> The King of Judah who initially relied on God for victory but later turned to human alliances. 2. <a href="/topical/c/cushites.htm">Cushites</a> Refers to the people from the region of Cush, often associated with Ethiopia, known for their formidable military strength. 3. <a href="/topical/l/libyans.htm">Libyans</a> A North African people who, along with the Cushites, formed a vast army against Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who delivered Judah from their enemies when they relied on Him. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, ruled by King Asa during this period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god.htm">Reliance on God</a> Asa's initial victory over the Cushites and Libyans serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of relying on God rather than human strength or alliances. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_distrust.htm">The Consequences of Distrust</a> Asa's later decision to rely on a foreign alliance instead of God led to negative consequences, teaching us the dangers of shifting our trust away from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> The passage underscores God's faithfulness to deliver those who trust in Him, encouraging believers to maintain their faith even in overwhelming circumstances. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_past_victories.htm">Learning from Past Victories</a> Reflecting on past victories where God intervened can strengthen our faith and remind us of His power and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> Asa's account warns us to remain spiritually vigilant and not become complacent in our faith, as past faithfulness does not guarantee future obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 16</a> <a href="/q/joab's_key_bible_achievements_lessons.htm">What are Joab's key achievements and lessons in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/david's_horsemen_capture__1,700_or_7,000.htm">When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)</a> <a href="/q/when_did_king_baasha_die.htm">In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_levites_in_2_chr_23_8.htm">What evidence supports the existence of the Levites and captains mentioned in 2 Chronicles 23:8, and how do we reconcile any lack of external records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims (K-shim and L-bim) a huge host?--An instance confirming what was said in <a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm" title="And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of your hand.">2Chronicles 16:7</a>. Cushites and Lybians were banded together in Zerah's great army, just as Syrians and Israelites might have united in assailing Judah, yet the victory had fallen to Asa (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/14-9.htm" title="And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.">2Chronicles 14:9-15</a>).Cushites and Libyans were among the constituents of Shishak's army (<a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm" title="With twelve hundred chariots, and three score thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.">2Chronicles 12:3</a>). Clearly, therefore, Zerah was master of Egypt.(The Heb. of this and next verse is unmistakably the chronicler's own. Literally it runs: "Did not the Cushites and the Libyans come to an army, to abundance, (as) to chariots and to horsemen, to abounding greatly?")Neither the Libyan contingent nor the horsemen are mentioned in 2 Chronicles 14. Apparently the writer is making extracts from fuller sources. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Were הָי֨וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be not הֲלֹ֧א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no the Cushites הַכּוּשִׁ֣ים (hak·kū·šîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3569.htm">Strong's 3569: </a> Cushite -- descendant of Cush and Libyans וְהַלּוּבִ֗ים (wə·hal·lū·ḇîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3864.htm">Strong's 3864: </a> Lubim -- inhabitants of North Africa a vast לָרֹ֛ב (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> Multitude, abundance, greatness army לְחַ֧יִל ׀ (lə·ḥa·yil) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength with many לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה (lə·har·bêh) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great chariots לְרֶ֥כֶב (lə·re·ḵeḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone and horsemen? וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖ים (ū·lə·p̄ā·rā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6571.htm">Strong's 6571: </a> A steed, a driver, cavalry Yet because you relied וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥ (ū·ḇə·hiš·šā·‘en·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8172.htm">Strong's 8172: </a> To lean, support oneself on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He delivered them נְתָנָ֥ם (nə·ṯā·nām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into your hand. בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ (bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 16:8 Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 16:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 16:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 16:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 16:9" /></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>