Asa succeeds Abijah as king
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Second Chronicles 14:1 |
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. |
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Second Chronicles 14:2 |
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: |
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Second Chronicles 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: |
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Second Chronicles 14:4 |
And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. |
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Second Chronicles 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. |
Asa strengthens his kingdom
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Second Chronicles 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. |
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Second Chronicles 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. |
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Second Chronicles 14:8 |
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. |
Asa defeats Zerah the Ethiopian
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Second Chronicles 14:9 |
¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. |
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Second Chronicles 14:10 |
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. |
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Second Chronicles 14:11 |
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. |
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Second Chronicles 14:12 |
So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. |
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Second Chronicles 14:13 |
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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Second Chronicles 14:14 |
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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Second Chronicles 14:15 |
They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. |
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