2 Chronicles 12:3

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He came out of Egypt with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen and a numberless army including Luvim, Suki'im and Ethiopians.

Berean Standard Bible:

with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

American Standard Version:

with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

With twelve hundred{H3967}{H505} chariots{H7393}, and threescore{H8346} thousand{H505} horsemen{H6571}: and the people{H5971} were without number{H4557} that came{H935} with him out of Egypt{H4714}; the Lubims{H3864}, the Sukkiims{H5525}, and the Ethiopians{H3569}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Nahum 3:9

  • Ethiopia and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was] infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

2 Chronicles 16:8

  • 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.

Daniel 11:43

  • But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps.

2 Chronicles 14:9

  • ¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

Isaiah 43:3

  • For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

2 Chronicles 14:12

  • So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

Revelation 9:16

  • And the number of the army of the horsemen [were] two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

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Commentary for 2 Chronicles 12:3

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3967
    There are 512 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֵאָה
    Transliteration: mêʼâh
    Pronunciation: may-aw'
    Description: or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.
  2. Strong's Number: H505
    There are 496 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶלֶף
    Transliteration: ʼeleph
    Pronunciation: eh'-lef
    Description: prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
  3. Strong's Number: H7393
    There are 104 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֶכֶב
    Transliteration: rekeb
    Pronunciation: reh'-keb
    Description: from רָכַב; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone; chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
  4. Strong's Number: H8346
    There are 56 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׁשִּׁים
    Transliteration: shishshîym
    Pronunciation: shish-sheem'
    Description: multiple of שֵׁשׁ; sixty; sixty, three score.
  5. Strong's Number: H6571
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּרָשׁ
    Transliteration: pârâsh
    Pronunciation: paw-rawsh'
    Description: from פָּרָשׁ; (compare סוּס); a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry; horseman.
  6. Strong's Number: H5971
    There are 1654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַם
    Transliteration: ʻam
    Pronunciation: am
    Description: from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
  7. Strong's Number: H4557
    There are 129 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִסְפָּר
    Transliteration: miçpâr
    Pronunciation: mis-pawr'
    Description: from סָפַר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.
  8. Strong's Number: H935
    There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוֹא
    Transliteration: bôwʼ
    Pronunciation: bo
    Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  9. Strong's Number: H4714
    There are 602 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִצְרַיִם
    Transliteration: Mitsrayim
    Pronunciation: mits-rah'-yim
    Description: dual of מָצוֹר; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
  10. Strong's Number: H3864
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לוּבִי
    Transliteration: Lûwbîy
    Pronunciation: loo-bee'
    Description: or לֻבִּי; (Daniel 11:43), partrial from a name probably derived from an unused root meaning to thirst, i.e. a dry region; apparently; a Libyan or inhabitant of interior Africa (only in plural); Lubim(-s), Libyans.
  11. Strong's Number: H5525
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סֻכִּי
    Transliteration: Çukkîy
    Pronunciation: sook-kee'
    Description: patrial from an unknown name (perhaps סֹךְ); a Sukkite, or inhabitant of some place near Egypt (i.e. hut-dwellers); Sukkiims.
  12. Strong's Number: H3569
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כּוּשִׁי
    Transliteration: Kûwshîy
    Pronunciation: koo-shee'
    Description: patronymically from כּוּשׁ; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush; Cushi, Cushite, Ethiopian(-s).