2 Chronicles 14
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| 1 | And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God; |
| 2 | for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim; |
| 3 | and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. . |
| 4 | Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him. |
| 5 | And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. |
| 6 | For he said unto Judah: ‘Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; 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. |
| 7 | And Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour. |
| 8 | And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah. |
| 9 | Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephath at Mareshah. |
| 10 | And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: ‘LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art the LORD our God; let not man prevail against Thee.’ |
| 11 | So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. |
| 12 | And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty. |
| 13 | And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for a terror from the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them. |
| 14 | They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem. |
| 15 | — |