2Chronicles: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 had rest ten years . * And Asa did [that which was ] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God , * for he took away the altars of the strange [gods ] and the high places and broke down the images and cut down the groves * and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers , and they fulfilled the law and the commandments . * Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images , and the kingdom had rest before him . * 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 . * Therefore , he said unto Judah , Let us build these cities and make about [them ] walls and towers , gates , and bars , now that the land [is ] ours ; because we have sought the LORD our God , we have sought [him ], and he has given us rest on every side . So they built and were prospered . * And Asa had an army [of men ] that bore shields and spears , out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin , that bore shields and drew bows , two hundred and eighty thousand ; all these [were ] mighty men of valour . * And there came out against them Zerah , the Ethiopian , with a host of a thousand thousand and three hundred chariots and came unto Mareshah . * Then Asa went out against him , and they ordered the battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah . * And Asa cried unto the LORD his God and said , LORD , [it is ] nothing with thee to help , whether with many or with those that have no power ; help us , O LORD our God , for we rely on thee , and in thy name we go against this multitude . O LORD , thou [art ] our God ; do not let man prevail against thee . * So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah , and the Ethiopians fled . * And Asa and the people that [were ] with him pursued them unto Gerar , and the Ethiopians were overthrown until there were none [left ] alive , for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his host , and they carried away very much spoil . * 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 . * They smote also the booths of livestock and carried away sheep and camels in abundance and returned to Jerusalem .:

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