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II Chronicles 14:10

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So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 10

In this and the two following chapters we have the history of the reign of Asa, a good reign and a long one. In this chapter we have, I. His piety (Ch2 14:1-5). II. His policy (Ch2 14:6-8). III. His prosperity, and particularly a glorious victory he obtained over a great army of Ethiopians that came out against him (Ch2 14:9-15).

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Strong's Concordancev. 10

אָסָא (ʼÂçâʼ, H609) — Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, H3318) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and… פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, H4421) — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) עָרַךְ (ʻârak, H6186) — to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications) גַּיְא (gayʼ, H1516) — a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent) צְפָתָה (Tsᵉphâthâh, H6859) — Tsephathah, a place in Palestine מַרְאֵשָׁה (Marʼêshâh, H4762) — Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine

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Judges 1:17rank 2

Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.

Joshua 19:4rank 1

Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

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