2 Chronicles 14

1SoH6213 Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buriedH6213 him in the city of David, and AsaH609 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 tookH853 away the strange altars, and the high placesH559, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim; 4and commanded JudahH3063 to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to doH5493 the law and the commandment. 5Also he took awayH5973 out of all the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quietH8252 beforeH5973 him. 6And he builtH1129 fenced citiesH5892 in JudahH3063: for the landH776 was quiet, and he had no war in thoseH428 years; becauseH3588 the LORDH3068 had givenH5117 him restH5117. 7For he said unto JudahH3063, LetH1961 us build theseH428 cities, and makeH5375 aboutH1961 them walls, and towersH5375, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, becauseH3605 weH3605 have sought the LORD our God; weH3605 have sought him, and he hath given us restH1961 on everyH3605 side. SoH1961 they built and prospered. 8And Asa had an armyH2428 that bare bucklers and spears, outH3318 of Judah threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505; and outH3318 of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, twoH3967 hundredH3967 and fourscore thousandH505: an these were mightyH2428 men of valour. 9And there cameH3318 outH3318 againstH6440 them Zerah the Ethiopian with an armyH4421 of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he cameH3318 unto MareshahH4762. 10Then AsaH609 wentH935 outH5921 to meet him, and they setH935 the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11And AsaH609 cried unto the LORDH3068 his GodH3068, and said, LORDH3068, there is none beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help usH6440, O LORDH3068 our GodH3068; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come againstH6440 this multitude. O LORDH3068, thou art our GodH3068; let not man prevail againstH6440 thee; 12SoH834 the LORDH3068 smote the EthiopiansH3569 beforeH6440 AsaH609, and beforeH6440 Judah; and the EthiopiansH3569 fled. 13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto GerarH1642: and there fellH5921 of the Ethiopians soH1961 manyH7227 that they could notH1961 recover themselvesH5921; for they were destroyedH5221 beforeH5921 the LORDH3068, and beforeH5921 his host; and they carriedH5921 awayH3605 veryH7227 muchH7227 bootyH962. 14And they smoteH5221 allH7230 the cities round shout Gerar; for the fear of the LORD cameH7725 upon them: and they spoiled allH7230 the cities; for there was muchH7230 spoil in them: 15They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.