1 And 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.

2 And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Jehovah his God;

3 and he took away the altars of the strange {gods} and the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs;

4 and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, and to practise the law and the commandment.

5 And he removed 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 had rest, and he had no war in those years; because Jehovah had given him rest.

7 And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered.

8 And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.

9 And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

10 And Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

11 And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

12 And Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that none of them was left alive; for they were crushed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much spoil.

14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the terror of Jehovah came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities, for there was very much spoil in them.

15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

1 亚比雅和他的列祖同睡， 埋葬在大卫城里， 他的儿子亚撒接续他作王。亚撒在世的日子， 国中太平了十年。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为13:23）

2 亚撒行耶和华他的 神看为善为正的事。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为14:1）

3 他除掉外族人的祭坛和邱坛， 打断神柱， 砍下亚舍拉，

4 吩咐犹大人寻求耶和华他们列祖的 神， 遵行他的律法和诫命。

5 他又在犹大各城中， 除掉邱坛和香坛。那时全国在他的统治下享受太平。

6 他又在犹大建造了几座设防城， 因为国中太平， 多年没有战争， 耶和华使他享受安宁。

7 他对犹大人说： "我们要建造这些城， 在四周筑墙， 建造城楼， 安设城门， 制作门闩。这地还属于我们， 是因为我们寻求耶和华我们的 神； 我们既然寻求他， 他就使我们四境平安。"于是他们兴工建造， 事事顺利。

8 亚撒的军队， 拿大盾牌和矛枪的犹大人， 共有三十万； 拿小盾牌和拉弓的便雅悯人， 共有二十八万； 他们都是英勇的战士。

9 那时有古实人谢拉率领一百万军队， 战车三百辆， 前来攻打犹大人； 他来到了玛利沙。

10 于是亚撒出去迎战； 他们就在玛利沙的洗法谷列阵相对。

11 亚撒呼求耶和华他的 神说： "耶和华啊， 强弱悬殊， 除你以外没有别的帮助。耶和华我们的 神啊， 求你帮助我们。因为我们倚靠你， 奉你的名去对抗这大军。耶和华啊， 你是我们的 神， 不要让人胜过你。"

12 于是耶和华在亚撒和犹大人面前， 使古实人大败， 古实人就逃跑。

13 亚撒和跟随他的人民追赶他们， 直到基拉耳； 古实人被杀的很多， 不能恢复强盛； 因为他们在耶和华和他的军队面前被击溃了； 犹大人夺取了极多战利品。

14 他们又攻击基拉耳周围的一切城市， 因为各城的人都惧怕耶和华。犹大人又把各城洗掠一空， 因为城中的财物甚多。

15 他们又毁坏了牲畜的棚， 牵走了很多的羊和骆驼， 然后回耶路撒冷去了。