⁸ Cush was the father^[a] of Nimrod,^(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. ⁹ He was a mighty^(B) hunter^(C) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

⁸ Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

²⁴ Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men,^(A) the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army.^(B) Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash.