2Ch 14 | ABEn | STEP | And Abijah slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in the city of David. And [ 3 took reign 1 Asa 2 his son] instead of him. In the days of Asa [ 4 was quiet 1 the 2 land 3 of Judah] for ten years.

‏ 2 Chronicles 14

CHAPTER 14 Asa Reigns in Judah

1 And Abijah slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in the city of David. And [³took reign ¹Asa ²his son] instead of him. In the days of Asa [⁴was quiet ¹the ²land ³of Judah] for ten years. 2 And he did the good and the upright thing before the lord his God. 3 And he removed the altars of the aliens, and the high places, and he broke the monuments, and cut down the sacred groves. 4 And he spoke to Judah, to seek after the lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. 5 And he removed from all of the cities of Judah the altars and the idols; and [³was at peace ¹the ²kingdom] before him. 6 And he built [²cities ¹walled] in the land of Judah; for there was peace in the land, and there was no war to him in these years, for [²gave rest ³to him ¹the lord]. 7 And he said to Judah, We should build these cities, and we should make walls, and towers, and gates, and bars, in which land we dominate, for as we sought the lord our God, he sought us, and rested us round about. And they built and prospered. 8 And there was to Asa a force of armor-bearers lifting shields and spears in Judah -- three hundred thousand. And in Benjamin men armed with small shields, and bowmen -- two hundred and eighty thousand, all these were warriors of power.

Ethiopia Attacks Judah

9 And [⁴came forth ⁵against ⁶them ¹Zarai ²the ³Ethiopian] in a force with a thousand thousand, and with [²chariots ¹three hundred]; and he came unto Mareshah. 10 And Asa came forth to meet against him, and he deployed for war in the ravine to the north of Mareshah. 11 And Asa yelled to the lord his God, and said, O lord, it is not impossible for you to deliver by many or by few. Help us, O lord our God, for upon you we yield, and in your name we came against [²multitude ¹this vast]. O lord our God. You are the God. Let not [²prevail ³against ⁴you ¹man]! 12 And the lord struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 13 And [²pursued ³them ¹Asa] and his people unto Gerar. And [³fell ¹the ²Ethiopians] so as to not be in procurement of safety for themselves; for they were defeated before the lord, and before his force. And they despoiled [²spoils ¹many]. 14 And they knocked down their towns round about Gerar; for there became a change of state of the lord upon them. And they plundered all their cities; for many spoils came to them. 15 And indeed the tents of the cattle they cut down, and they took [²sheep ¹many] and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.