MLV(i)
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned instead of him. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God. 3 For he took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Asherim, 4 and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers and to do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images. And the kingdom was quiet before him.
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah. For the land was quiet and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest. 7 For he said to Judah, Let us build these cities and make about them walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God. We have sought him and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
8 And Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand. All these were mighty men of valor.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out to meet him and they arranged for battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 And Asa cried to Jehovah his God and said, Jehovah, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and he who has no strength. Help us, O Jehovah our God. For we rely on you and in your name we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you.
12 So Jehovah killed* the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah. And the Ethiopians fled. 13 And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. And there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves. For they were destroyed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much booty.
14 And they killed* all the cities all around Gerar. For the fear of Jehovah came upon them. And they despoiled all the cities. For there was much spoil in them. 15 They also killed* the tents of cattle and carried away sheep in abundance and camels and returned to Jerusalem.
2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God. 3 For he took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Asherim, 4 and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers and to do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images. And the kingdom was quiet before him.
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah. For the land was quiet and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest. 7 For he said to Judah, Let us build these cities and make about them walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God. We have sought him and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
8 And Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand. All these were mighty men of valor.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out to meet him and they arranged for battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 And Asa cried to Jehovah his God and said, Jehovah, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and he who has no strength. Help us, O Jehovah our God. For we rely on you and in your name we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you.
12 So Jehovah killed* the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah. And the Ethiopians fled. 13 And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. And there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves. For they were destroyed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much booty.
14 And they killed* all the cities all around Gerar. For the fear of Jehovah came upon them. And they despoiled all the cities. For there was much spoil in them. 15 They also killed* the tents of cattle and carried away sheep in abundance and camels and returned to Jerusalem.