2Ch14:1 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.
2Ch14:2 Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the LORD his God.
2Ch14:3 He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
2Ch14:4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.
2Ch14:5 He also removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.
2Ch14:6 He built fortified cities in Judah while the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the LORD gave him peace.
2Ch14:7 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.
2Ch14:8 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.
2Ch14:9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
2Ch14:10 Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
2Ch14:11 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."
2Ch14:12 So the LORD defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
2Ch14:13 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.
2Ch14:14 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.
2Ch14:15 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.