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The Second Book of the Chronicles, Chapter 14
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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.
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And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD
his God:
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For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the
high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
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And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do
the law and the commandment.
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Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places
and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host
of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto
Mareshah.
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Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array
in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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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 no
man prevail against thee.
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So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah;
and the Ethiopians fled.
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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.
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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.
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They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and
camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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