| 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.
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| 14:2 |
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes
of the LORD his God:
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| 14:3 |
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and
the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down
the groves:
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| 14:4 |
And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their
fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
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| 14:5 |
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the
high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet
before him.
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| 14:6 |
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.
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| 14:7 |
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.
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| 14:8 |
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.
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| 14:9 |
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian
with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred
chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
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| 14:10 |
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the
battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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| 14:11 |
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.
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| 14:12 |
So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and
before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
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| 14:13 |
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.
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| 14:14 |
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.
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| 14:15 |
They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away
sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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