Chronicles II 14

1 And Abia died with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Juda had rest ten years.

And Abijah lies with his fathers, and they bury him in the City of David, and his son Asa reigns in his stead. In his days the land was quiet [for] ten years.

2 And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.

And Asa does that which is good and that which is right in the eyes of his God YHWH,

3 And he removed the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and broke the pillars in pieces, and cut down the groves:

and turns aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaks the standing-pillars, and cuts down the Asherim,

4 and he told Juda to seek earnestly the Lord God of their fathers, and to perform the law and commandments.

and commands to Judah to seek YHWH, God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the command;

5 And he removed from all the cities of Juda the altars and the idols, and established in quietness

and he turns aside the high places and the images out of all cities of Judah, and the kingdom is quiet before him.

6 fortified cities in the land of Juda; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in these years; for the Lord gave him rest.

And he builds cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land has quiet; and there is no war with him in these years, because YHWH has given rest to him.

7 And he said to Juda, Let us fortify these cities, and make walls, and towers, and gates, and bars: we shall prevail over the land, for as we have sought out the Lord our God, he has sought out us, and has given us rest round about, and prospered us.

And he says to Judah, “Let us build these cities, and surround [them] with wall, and towers, double gates, and bars, while the land [is] before us, because we have sought our God YHWH, we have sought, and He gives rest to us all around”; and they build and prosper.

8 And Asa had a force of armed men bearing shields and spears in the land of Juda, [even] three hundred thousand, and in the land of Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand targeteers and archers: all these were mighty warriors.

And Asa has a force of three hundred thousand from Judah carrying buckler and spear, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin carrying shield and treading bow; all these [are] mighty men of valor.

9 And Zare the Ethiopian went out against them, with a force of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came to Maresa.

And Zerah the Cushite comes out to them with a force of one million [men] and three hundred chariots, and he comes to Mareshah,

10 And Asa went out to meet him, and set the battle in array in the valley north of Maresa.

and Asa goes out before him, and they set in array [for] battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, O Lord, it is not impossible with you to save by many or by few: strengthen us, O Lord our God; for we trust in you, and in your name have we come against this great multitude. O Lord our God, let not man prevail against you.

And Asa calls to his God YHWH and says, “YHWH, it is nothing for You to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O YHWH, our God, for we have leaned on You, and in Your Name we have come against this multitude; O YHWH, You [are] our God; do not let mortal man prevail against You!”

12 And the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Juda; and the Ethiopians fled.

And YHWH strikes the Cushim before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushim flee,

13 And Asa and his people pursued them to Gedor; and the Ethiopians fell, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were crushed before the Lord, and before his host; and they took many spoils.

and Asa and the people who [are] with him pursue them even to Gerar, and there falls [many] from the Cushim, for they have no preserving, because they have been broken before YHWH and before His camp; and [those of Judah] carry away very much spoil,

14 And they destroyed their towns roundabout Gedor; for a terror of the Lord was upon them: and they spoiled all their cities, for they had much spoil.

and strike all the cities around Gerar, for a fear of YHWH has been on them, and they spoil all the cities, for abundant spoil has been in them;

15 Also they destroyed the tents of cattle, and the Alimazons, and took many sheep and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

and they have also struck tents of livestock, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and return to Jerusalem.