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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. |
2
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And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes
of the LORD his God: |
3
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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: |
4
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And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers,
and to do the law and the commandment. |
5
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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. |
6
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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. |
7
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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. |
8
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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 valor. |
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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. |
10
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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. |
12
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So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before
Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. |
13
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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. |
