2 Chronicles 14

1 And he lay down Abijah with ancestors his and people buried him in [the] city of David and he became king Asa son his in place of him in days his it was at peace the land ten years.

So Abijah went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David, and Asa his son became king in his place; in his time the land was quiet for ten years.

2 And he did Asa the good and the right in [the] eyes of Yahweh God his.

And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God;

3 And he removed [the] altars of foreignness and the high places and he broke down the sacred pillars and he cut down the Asherah poles.

For he took away the altars of strange gods and the high places, and had the upright stones broken and the wood pillars cut down;

4 And he said to Judah to seek Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their and to observe the law and the commandment.

And he made Judah go after the Lord, the God of their fathers, and keep his laws and his orders.

5 And he removed from all [the] cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars and it was at peace the kingdom before him.

And he took away the high places and the sun-images from all the towns of Judah; and the kingdom was quiet under his rule.

6 And he built cities of fortification in Judah for it was at peace the land and there not with him [was] war in the years these for he had given rest Yahweh to him.

He made walled towns in Judah, for the land was quiet and there were no wars in those years, because the Lord had given him rest.

7 And he said to Judah let us build - the cities these and let us surround [them] wall and towers gates and bars still it the land [is] before us for we have sought Yahweh God our we sought [him] and he has given rest to us from round about and they built and they prospered.

He said to Judah, Let us make these towns, building walls round them with towers and doors and locks. The land is still ours, because we have been true to the Lord our God; we have been true to him and he has given us rest on every side. So they went on building and all went well for them.

8 And it belonged to Asa an army bearing body shield[s] and spear[s] from Judah three hundred thousand. And of Benjamin [those who] carry a shield and [those who] bend a bow two hundred and eighty thousand all these [were] mighty [men] of strength.

And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men of Judah armed with body-covers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand of Benjamin armed with body-covers and bows; all these were men of war.

9 And he came out against them Zerah the Cushite with an army a thousand thousand and chariots three hundred and he came to Mareshah.

And Zerah the Ethiopian, with an army of a million, and three hundred war-carriages, came out against them to Mareshah.

10 And he went out Asa before him and they drew up in formation battle in [the] valley of Zephathah to Mareshah.

And Asa went out against him, and they put their forces in position in the valley north of Mareshah.

11 And he called out Asa to Yahweh God his and he said O Yahweh there not [is] with you to help between great and not strength help us O Yahweh God our for on you we depend and in name your we have come on the multitude this O Yahweh [are] God our you may not he retain with you a man.

And Asa made prayer to the Lord his God and said, Lord, you only are able to give help against the strong to him who has no strength; come to our help, O Lord our God, for our hope is in you, and in your name we have come out against this great army. O Lord, you are our God; let not man's power be greater than yours.

12 And he defeated Yahweh the Cushites before Asa and before Judah and they fled the Cushites.

So the Lord sent fear on the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah; and the Ethiopians went in flight.

13 And he pursued them Asa and the people which [was] with him to to Gerar and it fell of [the] Cushites to not [belonged] to them preservation for they had been broken before Yahweh and before army his and they carried off booty much very.

And Asa and the people who were with him went after them as far as Gerar; and so great was the destruction among the Ethiopians that they were not able to get their army together again, for they were broken before the Lord and before his army; and they took away a great amount of their goods.

14 And they struck down all the cities around Gerar for it was [the] dread of Yahweh on them and they plundered all the cities for plunder much it was in them.

And they overcame all the towns round Gerar, because the Lord sent fear on them; and they took away their goods from the towns, for there were stores of wealth in them.

15 And also [the] tents of livestock they struck down and they took captive sheep to abundance and camels and they returned Jerusalem.

And they made an attack on the tents of the owners of the cattle, and took away great numbers of sheep and camels and went back to Jerusalem.