2 Chronicles 14
The Reign of
Asa |
1 Kgs. 15.9-12 |
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So Abi'jah 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.
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And Asa did that which was good
and right in the eyes of the LORD his
God:
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for he took away the altars of the
strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images,
and cut down the groves:
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and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the
commandment.
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Also he took away out of all the cities
of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet
before him.
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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.
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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.
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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
valor.
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And there came out against them Zerah
the Ethiopian with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred
chariots; and came unto Mare'shah.
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Then Asa went out against him, and they
set the battle in array in the valley of Zeph'a-thah at
Mare'shah.
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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.
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So the LORD smote
the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians
fled.
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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.
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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.
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They smote also the tents of cattle, and
carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to
Jerusalem.
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