[[2 Chronicles 13|<< 2 Chronicles 13]] | [[2 Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] | [[2 Chronicles 15|2 Chronicles 15 >>]] ### 2 Chronicles 14 1 SO Abijah 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. ^1 2 And Asa did _that_ _which_ _was_ good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: ^2 3 For he took away the altars of the strange _gods_, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves: ^3 4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. ^4 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. ^5 6 ¶ And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. ^6 7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about _them_ walls, and towers, gates, and bars, _while_ the land _is_ yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought _him_, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. ^7 8 And Asa had an army _of_ _men_ that bore targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these _were_ mighty men of valour. ^8 9 ¶ And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. ^9 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. ^10 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, _it_ _is_ nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou _art_ our God; let not man prevail against thee. ^11 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. ^12 13 And Asa and the people that _were_ with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. ^13 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. ^14 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. ^15