II Chronicles Chapter 14

II Chronicles Chapter 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
whose days the land was quiet ten year.
2 And Asa did that was good and right in
the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 For he
took away the altars of the strange gods
and the high places, and break down the
images, and cut down the groves,
4 And commanded Judah to seek the
Lord God of their fathers, and to do
according to the law and the
commandment.
5 And he took away out of all the cities
of Judah the high places, and the images:
therefore the kingdom was quiet before
him.
6 He built also strong cities in Judah,
because the land was in rest, and he had
no war in those years: for the Lord had
given him rest.
7 Therefore he said to Judah, Let us
build these cities and make walls about,
and towers, gates, and bars, whiles the
land is 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 And Asa had an army of Judah that
bear shields and spears, three hundred
thousand, and of Benjamin that bear
shields and drew bows, two hundred
and fourscore thousand: all these were
valiant men.
9 And there came out against them Zerah
of Ethiopia with an host of ten hundred
thousand, and three hundred chariots,
and came unto Mareshah. 10 Then Asa
went out before him, and they set the
battle in array in the valley of Zephathah
beside Mareshah.
11 And Asa cried unto the Lord his God,
and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to
help with many, or with no power: help
us, O Lord our God: for we rest on thee,
and in thy name are we come against this
multitude: O Lord, thou art our God, let
not man prevail against thee.
12 So the Lord smote the Ethiopians
before Asa and before Judah, and the
Ethiopians fled.
13 And Asa and the people that was
with him, pursued them unto Gerar. And
the Ethiopian's host was overthrown, so
that there was no life in them: for they
were destroyed before the Lord and
before his host: and they carried away a
mighty great spoil.
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.
15 Yea, and they smote the tents of
cattle, and carried away plenty of sheep
and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.