The Second Book of The Chronicles

2Ch 14:1 So A-bi´-jah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and A´-sa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

2Ch 14:2 And A´-sa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

2Ch 14:3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

2Ch 14:4 And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

2Ch 14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2Ch 14:6 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.

2Ch 14:7 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.

2Ch 14:8 And A´-sa 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.

2Ch 14:9 And there came out against them Ze´-rah the E-thi-o´-pi-an with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Ma-re´-shah.

2Ch 14:10 Then A´-sa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zeph´-a-thah at Ma-re´-shah.

2Ch 14:11 And A´-sa 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 not man prevail against Thee.

2Ch 14:12 So the Lord smote the E-thi-o´pi-ans before A´-sa, and before Judah; and the E-thi-o´-pi-ans fled.

2Ch 14:13 And A´-sa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Ge´-rar: and the E-thi-o´-pi-ans 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.

2Ch 14:14 And they smote all the cities round about Ge´-rar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

2Ch 14:15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.