Bible, King James Version
2_Chronicles
2Chr.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 not 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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