The Latin Vulgate VUL
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis et sepelierunt eum in civitate David regnavitque Asa filius eius pro eo in cuius diebus quievit terra annis decem
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So Abi'jah 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 for ten years.
2 fecit autem Asa quod bonum et placitum erat in conspectu Dei sui et subvertit altaria peregrini cultus et excelsa
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And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
3 et confregit statuas lucosque succidit
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He took away the foreign altars and the high places, and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Ashe'rim,
4 ac praecepit Iudae ut quaereret Dominum Deum patrum suorum et faceret legem et universa mandata
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and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment.
5 et abstulit e cunctis urbibus Iuda aras et fana et regnavit in pace
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He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.
6 aedificavit quoque urbes munitas in Iuda quia quietus erat et nulla temporibus eius bella surrexerant pacem Domino largiente
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He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the LORD gave him peace.
7 dixit autem Iudae aedificemus civitates istas et vallemus muris et roboremus turribus et portis et seris donec a bellis quieta sunt omnia eo quod quaesierimus Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum et dederit nobis pacem per gyrum aedificaverunt igitur et nullum in extruendo inpedimentum fuit
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And 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 habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo portantium scuta et hastas de Iuda trecenta milia de Beniamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta octoginta milia omnes isti viri fortissimi
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And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, armed with bucklers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand men from Benjamin, that carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty men of valor.
9 egressus est autem contra eos Zara Aethiops cum exercitu decies centena milia et curribus trecentis et venit usque Maresa
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Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mare'shah.
10 porro Asa perrexit obviam et instruxit aciem ad bellum in valle Sephata quae est iuxta Maresa
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And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zeph'athah at Mare'shah.
11 et invocavit Dominum Deum et ait Domine non est apud te ulla distantia utrum in paucis auxilieris an in pluribus adiuva nos Domine Deus noster in te enim et in tuo nomine habentes fiduciam venimus contra hanc multitudinem Domine Deus noster tu es non praevaleat contra te homo
11
And Asa cried to the LORD his God, "O LORD, there is none like thee to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee."
12 exterruit itaque Dominus Aethiopas coram Asa et Iuda fugeruntque Aethiopes
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So the LORD defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
13 et persecutus est eos Asa et populus qui cum eo erat usque Gerar et ruerunt Aethiopes usque ad internicionem quia Domino caedente contriti sunt et exercitu illius proeliante tulerunt ergo spolia multa
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Asa and the people that were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive; for they were broken before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much booty.
14 et percusserunt omnes civitates per circuitum Gerare grandis quippe cunctos terror invaserat et diripuerunt urbes et multam praedam asportaverunt
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And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the fear of the LORD was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
15 sed et caulas ovium destruentes tulerunt pecorum infinitam multitudinem et camelorum reversique sunt Hierusalem
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And they smote the tents of those who had cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
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