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2 Chronicles 14

Asa Succeeds Abijah in Judah

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 1 aSo Abijahh29 slepth7901 with his fathersh1, and they buriedh6912 him in the cityh5892b of Davidh1732, and his sonh1121 Asah609 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478. The landh776 was undisturbedh8252 for tenh6235 yearsh8141 during his daysh3117.

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 1Asah609 didh6213a goodh2896a and righth3477 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 his Godh430,

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for he removedh5493  athe foreignh5236 altarsh4196 and  bhighh1116 placesh1116, toreh7665 downh7665 the sacred pillarsh4676, cuth1438 downh1438 the  1 cAsherimh842,

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and commandedh559 Judahh3063 to seekh1875 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of their fathersh1 and to observeh6213a the lawh8451 and the commandmenth4687.

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He also removedh5493 the highh1116 placesh1116 and the  aincenseh2553 altarsh2553 from allh3605 the citiesh5892b of Judahh3063. And the kingdomh4467 was undisturbedh8252 underh6440 him.

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 aHe builth1129 fortifiedh4694 citiesh5892b in Judahh3063, sinceh3588 the landh776 was undisturbedh8252, and  1thereh369 was noh369 oneh369 at warh4421 with him during thoseh428 yearsh8141,  bbecauseh3588 the LORDh3068 had givenh5117 him resth5117.

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For he saidh559 to Judahh3063, " aLet us buildh1129 theseh428 citiesh5892b and surroundh5437 them with wallsh2346 and towersh4026, gatesh1817 and barsh1280. The landh776 is stillh5750  1oursh6440 becauseh3588 we have soughth1875 the LORDh3068 our Godh430; we have soughth1875 Him, and He has givenh5117 us resth5117 on everyh5439 sideh5439." So they builth1129 and prosperedh6743b.

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Now Asah609 hadh1961 an armyh2428 of  a300,000h7969h3967h505 from Judahh3063, bearingh5375 largeh6793c shieldsh6793c and spearsh7420, and 280,000h3967h8084h505 from Benjaminh1144, bearingh5375 shieldsh4043 and wieldingh1869 bowsh7198; allh3605 of them were valianth2428 warriorsh1368.

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Now Zerahh2226 the Ethiopianh3569  acameh3318 out againsth413 them with an armyh2428 of a millionh505 men and 300h7969h3967 chariotsh4818, and he cameh935 to  bMareshahh4762.

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So Asah609 wenth3318 out  1to meeth6440 him, and they drewh6186a up in battleh4421 formationh6186a in the valleyh1516 of Zephathahh6859 at Mareshahh4762.

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Then Asah609  acalledh7121 to the LORDh3068 his Godh430 and saidh559, "LORDh3068, thereh369 is noh369 oneh369 besidesh5973 You to helph5826 in the battle betweenh996 the powerfulh7227a and those who haveh369 noh369 strengthh3581b; so helph5826 us, O LORDh3068 our Godh430,  bfor we trusth8172 in You, and in Your nameh8034 have comeh935 againsth5921 thish2088 multitudeh1995. O LORDh3068, You are our Godh430; let not manh582 prevailh6113 againsth5973 You."

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So  athe LORDh3068  1routedh5062 the Ethiopiansh3569 beforeh6440 Asah609 and beforeh6440 Judahh3063, and the Ethiopiansh3569 fledh5127.

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Asah609 and the peopleh5971a whoh834 were with him pursuedh7291 them as farh5704 as  aGerarh1642; and so many Ethiopiansh3569 fellh5307 that  1they could not recoverh4241, for they were shatteredh7665 beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 and beforeh6440 His armyh4264. And they carriedh5375 away veryh3966 muchh7235a plunderh7998.

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They  1destroyedh5221 allh3605 the citiesh5892b aroundh5439 Gerarh1642,  afor the dreadh6343 of the LORDh3068 had fallenh1961 on them; and they despoiledh962 allh3605 the citiesh5892b, for there was muchh7227a plunderh961 in them.

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They alsoh1571 struckh5221 downh5221  1those who ownedh168 livestockh4735, and they carriedh7617 away largeh7230 numbersh7230 of sheeph6629 and camelsh1581. Then they returnedh7725 to Jerusalemh3389.



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