2 Chronicles 14
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1So 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. 2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God; 3For he took away the altars of the foreign {strange} gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the idols {groves}, 4And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images; and the kingdom was quiet before him. 6And he built fortified {fenced} cities in Judah; for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. 7Therefore, 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. 8And Asa had an army of men who bore bucklers {targets} and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, who bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valor.

9And there came out against them Zerah, the Ethiopian, with an host of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with Thee to help, whether with many, or with them who 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. 12So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13And Asa and the people who 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. 14And 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 very {exceeding} much spoil in them. 15They smote, also, the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

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