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2 Chronicles 14 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Asa Succeeds Abijah in Judah

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[fn]So Abijah slept with his fathers [in death], and they buried him in the City of David; and Asa his son became king in his place. The land was at peace for ten years during his days.

(1Ki 15:9–15 )

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[fn]Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:3 - He removed the foreign altars and high places and tore down the [pagan] pillars (obelisks, memorial stones), and cut to pieces the Asherim [the symbols of the goddess Asherah].

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:4 - And he commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers [to inquire of and for Him and seek Him as a vital necessity], and to observe the law [given to Moses] and the commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - Asa also removed the [idolatrous] high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom was at rest and undisturbed under his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:6 - He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was at rest, and there was no one at war with him in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - So he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates and bars [to secure the doors]. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him [longing for Him with all our heart] and He has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - Now Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, who carried large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, who carried shields and drew bows, all courageous men.

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Now Zerah the Ethiopian (Cushite) came out against Judah with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:10 - Then Asa went out against him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:11 - Asa called out to the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and the weak; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in and rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:12 - So the LORD struck the Ethiopians [with defeat] before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as [fn]Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that none of them were found alive; for they were destroyed before the LORD and His army. And they carried away a very large amount of spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:14 - They attacked and destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was a large amount of spoil in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:15 - They also struck down the people [living] in tents who had livestock, and took captive large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
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AMP Footnotes
Ch 13:23 in Hebrew.
Ch 14:1 in Hebrew.
An ancient Philistine town, today probably the modern Wadi-el Jerdr located in south-central Israel. Abraham and Isaac each stayed at Gerar (Gen 20:1; 26:1).
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