2Chronicles:14

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* And Abia died with his fathers , and they buried him in the city of David ; and Asa his son reigned in his stead . In the days of Asa the land of Juda had rest ten years . * And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God . * And he removed the altars of the strange gods , and the high places , and broke the (note :)Or , statues (:note ) pillars in pieces , and cut down the groves : * and he told Juda to seek earnestly the Lord God of their fathers , and to perform the law and commandments . * And he removed from all the cities of Juda the altars and the idols , and established in quietness * fortified cities in the land of Juda ; for the land was quiet , and he had no war in these years ; for the Lord gave him rest . * And he said to Juda , Let us fortify these cities , and make walls , and towers , and gates , and bars : we shall prevail (note :)The LXX seem to have read wndwe as ynda Alex . en w for enwpion (:note ) over the land , for as we have sought out the Lord our God , he has sought out us , and has given us rest round about , and prospered us . * And Asa had a force of armed men bearing shields and spears in the land of Juda , even three hundred thousand , and in the land of Benjamin (note :)Alex . 250 ,000 (:note ) two hundred and eighty thousand targeteers and archers : all these were mighty warriors . * And Zare the Ethiopian went out against them , with a force of a million , and three hundred chariots ; and came to Maresa . * And Asa went out to meet him , and set the battle in array in the valley north of Maresa . * And Asa cried to the Lord his God , and said , O Lord , it is not impossible with thee to save by many or by few : strengthen us , O Lord our God ; for we trust in thee , and in thy name have we come against this great multitude . O Lord our God , let not man prevail against thee . * And the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Juda ; and the Ethiopians fled . * And Asa and his people pursued them to Gedor ; and the Ethiopians fell , so that they could not (note :)Or , saves (:note ) recover themselves ; for they were crushed before the Lord , and before his host ; and they took many spoils . * And they destroyed their towns roundabout Gedor ; for a terror of the Lord was upon them : and they spoiled all their cities , for they had much spoil . * Also they destroyed the tents of cattle , and the (note :)Alex . amazoneiv (:note ) Alimazons , and took many sheep and camels , and returned to Jerusalem .

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