Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 14

1SoH6213Abijah slept with his fathers, and theyburiedH6213him in the city of David, andAsaH609his 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 hetookH853away the strange altars, and the highplacesוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;

4and commandedJudahH3063to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and todoוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the law and the commandment.

5Also he tookawayH5973out of all thecitiesH5892ofJudahH3063the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom wasquietH8252beforeH5973him.

6And hebuiltH1129fencedcitiesH5892inJudahH3063: for thelandH776was quiet, and he had no war inthoseH428years;becauseH3588theLORDH3068hadgivenהֵנִ֥יחַhe.Ni.achH5117himrestוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117.

7For he said untoJudahH3063,LetH1961us buildtheseH428cities, andmakeנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375aboutH1961them walls, andtowersנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us,becauseH3605weH3605have sought the LORD our God;weH3605have sought him, and he hath given usrestH1961oneveryH3605side.SoH1961they built and prospered.

8And Asa had anarmyH2428that bare bucklers and spears,outH3318of JudahthreeH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandH505; andoutH3318of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows,twoמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and fourscorethousandH505: an these weremightyH2428men of valour.

9And therecameH3318outH3318againstלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440them Zerah the Ethiopian with anarmyמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and hecameH3318untoMareshahH4762.

10ThenAsaH609wentH935outH5921to meet him, and theysetH935the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11AndAsaH609cried unto theLORDH3068hisGodH3068, and said,LORDH3068, there is none beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: helpusH6440, OLORDH3068ourGodH3068; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we comeagainstH6440this multitude. OLORDH3068, thou art ourGodH3068; let not man prevailagainstH6440thee;

12Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDH3068smote theEthiopiansH3569beforeH6440AsaH609, andbeforeH6440Judah; and theEthiopiansH3569fled.

13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them untoGerarH1642: and therefellH5921of the Ethiopianssoהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961manyH7227that they couldnotהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961recoverthemselvesH5921; for they weredestroyedוַיַּכּ֗וּvai.ya.KuH5221beforeH5921theLORDH3068, andbeforeH5921his host; and theycarriedH5921awayH3605veryH7227muchרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227bootyוַיָּבֹ֙זּוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.zuH962.

14And theysmoteH5221allH7230the cities round shout Gerar; for the fear of the LORDcameוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725upon them: and they spoiledallH7230the cities; for there wasmuchH7230spoil in them:

15They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

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