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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. 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: 3 For he took away the al­tars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the im­ages, and cut down the groves: 4 And com­mand­ed Ju­dah to seek the LORD God of their fa­thers, and to do the law and the com­mand­ment. 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. 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. 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 hath giv­en us rest on ev­ery side. So they built and pros­pered. 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare tar­gets and spears, out of Ju­dah three hun­dred thou­sand; and out of Ben­jamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hun­dred and fourscore thou­sand: all these were mighty men of val­our. 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. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the bat­tle in ar­ray in the val­ley of Zephathah at Mare­shah. 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. 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopi­ans be­fore Asa, and be­fore Ju­dah; and the Ethiopi­ans fled. 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. 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. 15 They smote also the tents of cat­tle, and car­ried away sheep and camels in abun­dance, and re­turned to Jerusalem.