2 Chr 14:2 ¶ Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
2 Chr 14:3 for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,
2 Chr 14:4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.
2 Chr 14:5 He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.
2 Chr 14:6 He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
2 Chr 14:7 For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.
2 Chr 14:8 Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.
2 Chr 14:9 ¶ Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
2 Chr 14:10 So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
2 Chr 14:11 Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
2 Chr 14:12 So the LORD routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
2 Chr 14:13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were shattered before the LORD and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder.
2 Chr 14:14 They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
2 Chr 14:15 They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chr 15:1 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
2 Chr 15:2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
2 Chr 15:3 "For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law.
2 Chr 15:4 "But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.
2 Chr 15:5 "In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for many disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.
2 Chr 15:6 "Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.