2 Chronicles 14:11Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don't let man prevail against you."
The setting
Mareshah, southern Israel, ~910 BC. King Asa faces a million-man Ethiopian army with 580,000 soldiers. The math is impossible...
The emotion here: terrified but desperately trusting
The original word
azar (עָזַר) — to surround with protection, like a shield wall around the helpless
Why it matters
The Ethiopian army had horse-drawn chariots, which Judah completely lacked
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 14:11
Asa admits he's weak ('him who has no strength') - most kings would never confess weakness
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about having enough faith to win. But Asa specifically calls himself weak and powerless - it's about admitting you can't, so God can.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 14:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 14:11 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Asa. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include dependence on God, prayer in crisis. Notable phrases: there is none besides you to help; between the mighty and him who has no strength. This verse is a prayer.
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Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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