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 not 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.
