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2 Chronicles (36 chapters)
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.