1 Abijahdied and was buried in Jerusalem. Then his son Asabecame king, and Judah had ten years of peace.
2 Asaobeyed the Lordhis God and did right. 3 He destroyed the local shrines14.3 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.and the altars to foreign gods. He smashed the stone images of gods and cut down the sacred poles14.3 sacred poles: Or "trees," used as symbols of Asherah, the goddess of fertility.used in worshiping the goddess Asherah. 4 Then he told everyone in Judah to worship the LordGod, just as their ancestors had done, and to obey his laws and teachings. 5 He destroyed every local shrine and incense altar in Judah.
6 The Lordblessed Judah with peace while Asa was king, and so during that time, Asa fortified many of the towns. 7 He said to the people, "Let’s build walls and defense towers for these towns, and put in gates that can be locked with bars. This land still belongs to us, because we have obeyed the Lordour God. He has given us peace from all our enemies." The people did everything Asa had suggested.
8 Asahad a large army of brave soldiers: 300,000 of them were from the tribe of Judah and were armed with shields and spears; 280,000 were from Benjamin and were armed with shields and bows.
Judah Defeats Ethiopia’s Army
9 Zerahfrom Ethiopia14.9 Ethiopia: See the note at 12.3.led an army of 1,000,000 soldiers and 300 chariots to the town of Mareshah14.9 Mareshah: About 40 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem.in Judah. 10 Asamet him there, and the two armies prepared for battle in Zephathah Valley.
11 Asaprayed:
LordGod, only you can help a powerless army defeat a stronger one. So we depend on you to help us. We will fight against this powerful army to honor your name, and we know that you won’t be defeated. You are the Lordour God.
12 The Lordhelped Asaand his army defeat the Ethiopians. The enemy soldiers ran away, 13 but Asaand his troops chased them as far as Gerar. It was a total defeat—the Ethiopians could not even fight back!14.13 the Ethiopians could not even fight back: Or "not one of the Ethiopians survived!"
The soldiers from Judah took everything that had belonged to the Ethiopians. 14 The people who lived in the villages around Gerarlearned what had happened and were afraid of the Lord. So Judah’s army easily defeated them and carried off everything of value that they wanted from these towns. 15 They also attacked the camps where the shepherds lived and took a lot of sheep, goats, and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem.
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Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Mareshah is the city to which Zerah the Cushite came with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and Asa faced him in the Valley of Zephathah near it (2 Chronicles 14:10).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Gerar is the city of King Abimelech, where Abraham lived as a foreigner and Sarah was taken by the king, and where Isaac stayed in a time of famine (Genesis 20:2).
Gerar is the city of King Abimelech, where Abraham lived as a foreigner and Sarah was taken by the king, and where Isaac stayed in a time of famine (Genesis 20:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).