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2 Chronicles 14

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¹ Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. ⓘ During his reign the land experienced peace for ten years.

² Asa did what was good and right ⓙ in the sight of the LORD his God.

³ He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles. ⓚ

⁴ He told the people of Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands.

⁵ He also removed the high places and the shrines [1] from all the cities of Judah, ⓛ and the kingdom experienced peace under him.

⁶ Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. ⓜ No one made war with him in those days because the LORD gave him rest. ⓝ

⁷ So he said to the people of Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. ⓐ The land is still ours because we sought the LORD our God. We sought him and he gave us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.

⁸ Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, ⓑ and two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.

⁹ Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and three hundred [2] chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.

¹⁰ So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah. ⓒ

¹¹ Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: ⓓ “LORD, there is no one besides you to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, LORD our God, for we depend on you, ⓔ and in your name we have come against this large army. LORD, you are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder you.”

¹² So the LORD routed the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, ⓕ and the Cushites fled.

¹³ Then Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. ⓖ The Cushites fell until they had no survivors, for they were crushed before the LORD and his army. So the people of Judah carried off a great supply of loot.

¹⁴ Then they attacked all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the LORD was on them. ⓗ They also plundered all the cities, since there was a great deal of plunder in them.

¹⁵ They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and captured many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

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1	Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. ⓘ During his reign the land experienced peace for ten years.
2	Asa did what was good and right ⓙ in the sight of the LORD his God.
3	He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles. ⓚ
4	He told the people of Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands.
5	He also removed the high places and the shrines [1] from all the cities of Judah, ⓛ and the kingdom experienced peace under him.
6	Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. ⓜ No one made war with him in those days because the LORD gave him rest. ⓝ
7	So he said to the people of Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. ⓐ The land is still ours because we sought the LORD our God. We sought him and he gave us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.
8	Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, ⓑ and two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.
9	Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and three hundred [2] chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.
10	So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah. ⓒ
11	Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: ⓓ “LORD, there is no one besides you to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, LORD our God, for we depend on you, ⓔ and in your name we have come against this large army. LORD, you are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder you.”
12	So the LORD routed the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, ⓕ and the Cushites fled.
13	Then Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. ⓖ The Cushites fell until they had no survivors, for they were crushed before the LORD and his army. So the people of Judah carried off a great supply of loot.
14	Then they attacked all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the LORD was on them. ⓗ They also plundered all the cities, since there was a great deal of plunder in them.
15	They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and captured many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

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^{2 Chronicles 14:1 [51]} In Hebrew texts 14:1 is numbered 13:23, and 14:2-15 is numbered 14:1-14.

^{2 Chronicles 14:3 [52]} That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles

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