2 Chronicles 14
Asa, the son of Abijah, became king and did what was pleasing to God, removing foreign altars and idols, and instructing Judah to seek the Lord and follow the law. He built fortified cities in Judah and reigned in peace, as the Lord granted peace on every side. Asa's army of nearly 600,000 men from Judah and Benjamin defeated the Ethiopian army of one million men, led by Zerah, when Asa called upon the Lord for help. The Ethiopians fled and were pursued by Asa's army, resulting in their destruction and the capture of many spoils.
1Then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Asa, reigned in his place. During his days, the land was quiet for ten years2Now Asa did what was good and pleasing in the sight of his God. And he overturned the altars of foreign worship, and the high places3And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves4And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments5And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace6Also, he built fortified cities in Judah. For it was quiet, and in his time no wars had arisen. For the Lord was generously granting peace7Then he said to Judah: "Let us build these cities, and strengthen them with walls, and fortify them with towers and gates and bars, while all things are at rest from wars. For we have sought the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he has granted to us peace on every side." And so they built, and there was nothing to impede them from building8Now Asa had in his army three hundred thousand men of Judah, carrying shields and spears, and truly, of Benjamin, two hundred eighty thousand men with shields and bows. All of these were very valiant men9Then Zerah, the Ethiopian, went forth against them with his army of one million men, and three hundred chariots. And he approached as far as Mareshah10And Asa traveled to meet him, and he set up a battle line for the war in the Valley of Zephathah, which is near Mareshah11And he called upon the Lord God, and he said: "O Lord, there is no difference to you, whether you assist by few, or by many. Help us, O Lord our God. For having faith in you and in your name, we have gone forth against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God. Do not allow man to prevail against you.12And so the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah. And the Ethiopians fled13And Asa, and the people who were with him, pursued them as far as Gerar. And the Ethiopians fell, even unto utter destruction, for the Lord was striking, and his army was battling, and they were destroyed. Therefore, they took many spoils14And they struck all the cities surrounding Gerar. For indeed, a great fear had overwhelmed everyone. And they despoiled the cities, and they carried away much plunder15Then too, destroying the fencing for the sheep, they took an innumerable multitude of cattle and camels. And they returned to Jerusalem
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