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2 Chronicles 14:1-8
1AndAbijah sleptwithhisfathers,andtheyburiedhiminthecityofDavid.AndAsaH609hisson reignedinhisstead.Inhisdaysthelandwasquiet ten years. 2AndAsa did what was goodandrightinthesightofJehovahhisGod; 3andhetookawaythealtarsofthestrange [godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430]andthehighplaces,andbrokethecolumns,andcut downtheAsherahs; 4andcommandedJudahH3063toseek JehovahtheGodoftheirfathers,andtopractisethelawandthecommandment. 5Andheremoved outofallthecitiesH5892ofJudahH3063thehigh placesandthesun-images;andthekingdomwasquietH8252beforehim. 6AndhebuiltH1129fortifiedcitiesH5892inJudahH3063,forthelandH776hadrestהֵנִ֥יחַhe.Ni.achH5117,andhehadno warinthoseyears;becauseJehovahhadgivenH5117himrestוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117. 7AndhesaidtoJudahH3063,Letus buildthesecities,andsurroundthemwithwallsandtowers, gatesandbars,whilethelandisyet before us;forwehavesought JehovahourGod;wehavesoughthim,andhehasgiven usrestoneveryside.Andtheybuiltandprospered. 8AndAsahadanarmyH2428thatbore targetsandspears:outofJudahthreeH7969hundredH3967thousandH505;andoutofBenjamin,thatbore shieldsanddrewthebow,twoH3967hundredH3967andeightythousandH505:allthese,mightymenofvalour. Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14
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