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2 Chronicles 14

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1 Abijah lay down with his ancestors and was buried in David's City. His son Asa succeeded him as king. In Asa's time, the land had peace for ten years.
1 So Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. His son Asa succeeded him. In his days the land had rest for ten years.
2 Asa did what was right and good in the LORD his God's eyes.
2 Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
3 He removed the foreign altars and shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the sacred poles,
3 He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
4 and urged Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, by doing what the Instruction and the commandments required.
4 and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.
5 He also removed the shrines and incense altars from all the cities of Judah so that the kingdom was at peace under him.
5 He also removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.
6 When the land was at peace, he built fortified cities in Judah; there was no war in those years because the LORD had given him rest.
6 He built fortified cities in Judah while the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace.
7 "Let's build up these cities," Asa told Judah. "We'll surround them with walls, towers, gates, and crossbars while the land is still ours, because we sought the LORD our God and he sought us and surrounded us with rest." As a result, the people successfully completed their building projects.
7 He said to Judah, "Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars; the land is still ours because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and prospered.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand Judeans armed with body-sized shields and spears and another two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin armed with small shields and bows. All were brave warriors.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand troops from Benjamin who carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty warriors.
9 Zerah the Cushite marched against him with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. When he got as far as Mareshah,
9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
10 Asa marched against him, setting up for battle in a valley north of Mareshah.
10 Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, "LORD, only you can help the weak against the powerful. Help us, LORD our God, because we rely on you and we have marched against this multitude in your name. You are the LORD our God. Don't let a mere human stand against you!"
11 Asa cried to the Lord his God, "O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let no mortal prevail against you."
12 So the LORD struck the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
13 Asa and his troops chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until there were no survivors. They were completely crushed by the LORD and his army, who carried off a huge amount of loot,
13 Asa and the army with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until no one remained alive; for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The people of Judah carried away a great quantity of booty.
14 and attacked all the cities surrounding Gerar who were terrified of the LORD. They plundered all these cities as well because there was a great amount of loot in them.
14 They defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was on them. They plundered all the cities; for there was much plunder in them.
15 They also attacked the herdsmen's camps, taking many sheep and camels before returning to Jerusalem.
15 They also attacked the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and goats in abundance, and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
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