2 Chronicles 14:9There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
The setting
Mareshah, ~910 BC. Dust clouds appear on the horizon as the largest army ever assembled against Judah approaches this fortified city in modern-day Israel...
The emotion here: shock at recording such staggering enemy numbers
The original word
eleph (אֶלֶף) — thousand, but here meaning an overwhelming, uncountable multitude
Why it matters
Zerah's million-man army was nearly twice the size of Asa's entire kingdom's population
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 14:9
The chronicler mentions the exact location because everyone knew Mareshah was where impossible battles were fought
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the million soldiers, but the real terror was the 300 chariots - ancient tanks that could break any formation.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 14:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 14:9 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 anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include opposition, overwhelming odds. Notable phrases: million troops; Zerah the Ethiopian.
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