2 Chronicles 14

1So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2And Asa did good and right in the eyes of the Yahuah his Elohim: 3For he took away the altars of the strange , and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4And commanded Judah to seek the Yahuah Elohim of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. 6And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Yahuah had given him rest. 7Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about walls, and towers, gates, and bars, the land yet before us; because we have sought the Yahuah our Elohim, we have sought , and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. 8And Asa had an army that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these mighty men of valour. 9And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11And Asa cried unto the Yahuah his Elohim, and said, Yahuah, nothing with you to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Yahuah our Elohim; for we rest on you, and in your name we go against this multitude. O Yahuah, you our Elohim; let not man prevail against you. 12So the Yahuah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13And Asa and the people that with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Yahuah, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. 14And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Yahuah came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. 15They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.