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2 Chronicles 14
- 1
- So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in
the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land
was quiet ten years.
- 2
- And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of
the LORD his God:
- 3
- For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the
high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
- 4
- And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their
fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
- 5
- Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the
high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
- 6
- And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had
rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
- 7
- Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities,
and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet
before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he
hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
- 8
- And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears,
out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields
and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men
of valour.
- 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.
- 10
- Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle
in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
- 11
- And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it
is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no
power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go
against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against
thee.
- 12
- So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before
Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
- 13
- And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them
unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover
themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and
they carried away very much spoil.
- 14
- And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the
fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there
was exceeding much spoil in them.
- 15
- They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away
sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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