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chapter 14
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And
Abia 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.
2 And Asa did that which was good and pleasing in the
sight of his God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign worship, and the high
places.
3 And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.
4 And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of
their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments.
5 And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the
altars, and temples, and reigned in peace.
6 He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was
quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace.
7 And he said to Juda: Let us build these cities, and
compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars,
while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our
fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was
no hinderance in building.
8 And Asa had in his army of men that bore shields and
spears of Juda three hundred thousand, and of Benjamin that bore shields and
drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand, all these were most valiant men.
9 And Zara the Ethiopian came out against them with his
army of ten hundred thousand men, and with three hundred chariots: and he came
as far as Maresa.
10 And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in
array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa:
11 And he called upon the Lord God, and said: O Lord,
there is no difference with thee, whether thou help with few, or with many:
help us, O Lord our God: for with confidence in thee, and in thy name, we are
come against this multitude. O Lord thou art our God, let not man prevail
against thee.
12 And the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and
Juda: and the Ethiopians fled.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued
them to Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord
slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they
took abundance of spoils,
14 And they took all the cities round about Gerara: for
a great fear was come upon all men: and they pillaged the cities, and carried
off much booty.
15 And they destroyed the sheepcotes, and took an
infinite number of cattle, and of camels: and returned to Jerusalem.
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