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 was quiet 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 brake down the images , and cut down the groves : * And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers , and to do the law and the commandment . * Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images : and the kingdom was quiet 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 , 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 . * 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 . * And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand , and three hundred chariots ; and came unto Mareshah Mar #eshah #. * Then Asa went out against him , and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah Mar #eshah #. * 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 not 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 , that they could not recover themselves ; 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 tents of cattle , and carried away sheep and camels in abundance , and returned to Jerusalem .

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