2CH-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.

2CH-14:2 And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes

of the LORD his God:

2CH-14:3 For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and

the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the

groves:

2CH-14:4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their

fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

2CH-14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the

high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2CH-14:6 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.

2CH-14:7 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.

2CH-14:8 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.

2CH-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.

2CH-14:10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle

in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

2CH-14:11 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 not man prevail against thee.

2CH-14:12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and

before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

2CH-14:13 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.

2CH-14:14 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.

2CH-14:15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away

sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

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