2 Chronicles 14

1 and to lie down: be dead Abijah with father his and to bury [obj] him in/on/with city David and to reign Asa son: child his underneath: instead him in/on/with day his to quiet [the] land: country/planet ten year

Abijah died and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa took over as king. For ten years of his reign the country was at peace.

2 and to make: do Asa [the] pleasant and [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD God his

Asa did what was good and right in the Lord's sight.

3 and to turn aside: remove [obj] altar [the] foreign and [the] high place and to break [obj] [the] pillar and to cut down/off [obj] [the] Asherah

He took down the foreign altars and high places, smashed their sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

4 and to say to/for Judah to/for to seek [obj] LORD God father their and to/for to make: do [the] instruction and [the] commandment

He ordered Judah to worship the Lord, the God of their forefathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

5 and to turn aside: remove from all city Judah [obj] [the] high place and [obj] [the] pillar and to quiet [the] kingdom to/for face: before his

He also took down the high places and the incense altars from all the towns of Judah. Under his rule the kingdom was at peace.

6 and to build city fortress in/on/with Judah for to quiet [the] land: country/planet and nothing with him battle in/on/with year [the] these for to rest LORD to/for him

Because the country was at peace he was able to rebuild the fortified towns of Judah. There were no wars during these years because the Lord had granted him peace.

7 and to say to/for Judah to build [obj] [the] city [the] these and to turn: surround wall and tower door and bar still he [the] land: country/planet to/for face: before our for to seek [obj] LORD God our to seek and to rest to/for us from around: whole and to build and to prosper

Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build up these towns and surround them with walls and towers and barred gates. The land is still ours, because we continue to worship the Lord our God. We worship him, and he has given us peace from all our enemies.” So they began the building projects, and completed them successfully.

8 and to be to/for Asa strength: soldiers to lift: bear shield and spear from Judah three hundred thousand and from Benjamin to lift: bear shield and to tread bow hundred and eighty thousand all these mighty man strength

Asa had an army made up of three hundred thousand men from Judah who carried large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand men from Benjamin who carried regular shields and bows. All of them were brave warriors.

9 and to come out: come to(wards) them Zerah [the] Ethiopian in/on/with strength: soldiers thousand thousand and chariot three hundred and to come (in): come till Mareshah

Zerah the Ethiopian attacked them with an army of a thousand times a thousand men and three hundred chariots, advancing as far as Mareshah.

10 and to come out: come Asa to/for face: before his and to arrange battle in/on/with (Zephathah) Valley Zephathah to/for Mareshah

Asa went out to confront him, lining up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 and to call: call to Asa to(wards) LORD God his and to say LORD nothing with you to/for to help between many to/for nothing strength to help us LORD God our for upon you to lean and in/on/with name your to come (in): come upon [the] crowd [the] this LORD God our you(m. s.) not to restrain with you human

Asa called out for help to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one apart from you who can help the powerless against the powerful. Please help us, Lord our God, for we trust in you. We have come against this horde because we stand for you, Lord. You are our God. Do not let a mere human being beat you.”

12 and to strike LORD [obj] [the] Ethiopian to/for face: before Asa and to/for face: before Judah and to flee [the] Ethiopian

The Lord struck the Ethiopians in front of Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians ran away.

13 and to pursue them Asa and [the] people which with him till to/for Gerar and to fall: kill from Ethiopian to/for nothing to/for them recovery for to break to/for face: before LORD and to/for face: before camp his and to lift: bear spoil to multiply much

Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Ethiopians were killed—there were none who survived, for they were caught between the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.

14 and to smite [obj] all [the] city around Gerar for to be dread LORD upon them and to plunder [obj] all [the] city for plunder many to be in/on/with them

They also attacked all the towns around Gerar, because the inhabitants were terrified of the Lord. The men of Judah took a large amount of plunder from all the towns.

15 and also tent livestock to smite and to take captive flock to/for abundance and camel and to return: return Jerusalem

Then they attacked the camps of the herdsmen and took many sheep and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem.