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2 Chronicles 14
New International Version

14 [a]And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.

### Asa King of Judah(A)

2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B) 3 He removed the foreign altars(C) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(D) and cut down the Asherah poles.[b](E) 4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(F) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. 5 He removed the high places(G) and incense altars(H) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. 6 He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(I)

7 “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest(J) on every side.” So they built and prospered.

8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(K) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.

9 Zerah the Cushite(L) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(M) 10 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

11 Then Asa called(N) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(O) Lord our God, for we rely(P) on you, and in your name(Q) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(R) against you.”

12 The Lord struck down(S) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(T) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(U) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(V) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(W) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. 15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

#### Footnotes

1. 2 Chronicles 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1 is numbered 13:23, and 14:2-15 is numbered 14:1-14.
2. 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles

#### Cross references

1. 2 Chronicles 14:2 : 14:2-3pp — 1Ki 15:11-12
2. 2 Chronicles 14:2 : 2Ch 21:12
3. 2 Chronicles 14:3 : S Jdg 2:2
4. 2 Chronicles 14:3 : S Ex 23:24
5. 2 Chronicles 14:3 : S Ex 34:13
6. 2 Chronicles 14:4 : S 1Ch 16:11
7. 2 Chronicles 14:5 : S 1Ki 15:14
8. 2 Chronicles 14:5 : Isa 27:9; Eze 6:4
9. 2 Chronicles 14:6 : S 1Ch 22:9
10. 2 Chronicles 14:7 : S 1Ch 22:9
11. 2 Chronicles 14:8 : S 1Ch 21:1
12. 2 Chronicles 14:9 : S 2Ch 12:3
13. 2 Chronicles 14:9 : S Ge 10:8-9; 2Ch 11:8; 24:24
14. 2 Chronicles 14:11 : S 1Ki 8:44; S 2Ch 13:14; 25:8
15. 2 Chronicles 14:11 : Ps 60:11-12; 79:9
16. 2 Chronicles 14:11 : S 2Ch 13:18
17. 2 Chronicles 14:11 : S 1Sa 17:45
18. 2 Chronicles 14:11 : Ps 9:19
19. 2 Chronicles 14:12 : 1Ki 8:45
20. 2 Chronicles 14:13 : Ge 10:19
21. 2 Chronicles 14:13 : 2Sa 22:38; Ne 9:24; Ps 44:2, 19; 135:10
22. 2 Chronicles 14:13 : 2Ch 15:11, 18
23. 2 Chronicles 14:14 : S Ge 35:5; S Dt 2:25; 11:25

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