2 Chronicles 14

Thomson(i) 1 And when Abia died they buried him with his fathers, in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Juda was quiet ten years. 2 And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God. 3 He removed the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the bowers, 4 and ordered Juda to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to perform the law and the commandments 5 And having removed out of all the cities of Juda the altars and the idols, he gave peace 6 to the fortified cities in the land of Juda: because the country enjoyed peace, and he had no war during those years, for the Lord gave him rest; 7 therefore he said to Juda, let us rebuild the cities, and make walls and towers, and gates and bars, and secure dominion over the country before them. For as we have sought the Lord our God, he hath sought us, and given us rest all around, and prospered us. 8 Now Asa had in the land of Juda an army of three hundred thousand men bearing shields and spears, and in the land of Benjamin shield bearers and bowmen, two hundred and eighty six thousand. All these were fighting men. 9 And Zare the Ethiopean came out against them with an army of a million, with three hundred chariots. And when he had advanced as far as Maresa, 10 Asa went out to meet him, and drew up for battle, in the vale north of Maresa, 11 and Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to save with many or with few. Strengthen us, O Lord our God; for on thee is our reliance; and in thy name we are come against this great multitude. Lord our God, let not man prevail against thee. 12 So the Lord smote the Ethiopeans before Juda. And the Ethiopeans fled, 13 and Asa and his people pursued them as far as Gedor. And the Ethiopeans fell so that they could not recover themselves; for they were trampled down before the Lord, and before his army. And when they had taken immense spoils, 14 and smitten the towns about Gedor [for the terror of the Lord was upon them] and had rifled all their cities [for there was much plunder in them] 15 and plundered their tents, and smitten the Alimazonians and taken many sheep and camels, and were returning to Jerusalem;