2 Chronicles 14:13Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.
The setting
Gerar (modern Gaza Strip), ~910 BC. Judah's army pursues fleeing Ethiopians 40 miles southwest to the coastal plain...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by the thoroughness of God's intervention
The original word
shabar (שָׁבַר) — to shatter beyond repair, like pottery broken into pieces too small to use
Why it matters
Gerar was 40 miles from the battlefield - this wasn't just victory but total rout
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 14:13
'Could not recover themselves' means this defeat ended Ethiopian expansion northward for generations
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about human military strategy. But 'before Yahweh and before his army' shows this was supernatural - God's invisible forces did the work.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 14:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 14:13 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include complete victory, pursuit. Notable phrases: could not recover themselves; pursued them to Gerar.
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“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
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— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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