2 Crônicas 14

O bom reinado de Asa

1 *1Rs 15.8Adormeceu Abias com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na Cidade de Davi. Em seu lugar, reinou seu filho Asa, em cujos dias a terra esteve em paz dez anos. 2 Fez Asa o que era bom e justo aos olhos de Jeová, seu Deus, 3 porque removeu os *Dt 7.5altares estranhos e *1Rs 15.12-14os altos, quebrou as colunas e cortou os *Êx 34.13Aserins. 4 Ordenou a Judá que buscasse a Jeová, Deus de seus pais, e observasse a lei e o mandamento. 5 Também de todas as cidades de Judá removeu os altos e as *2Cr 34.4,7imagens do sol; e sob ele o reino esteve em paz. 6 *2Cr 11.5Edificou cidades fortificadas em Judá, pois a terra estava em paz, e ele não fazia guerra nesses anos, porque *2Cr 15.15Jeová lhe tinha dado descanso. 7 Disse a Judá: *2Cr 8.5Edifiquemos estas cidades e, ao redor delas, façamos muros e torres, portas e ferrolhos; a terra ainda está diante de nós, porque temos buscado a Jeová, nosso Deus; temo-lo buscado, e ele nos há dado descanso de todos os lados. Edificaram e prosperaram. 8 Asa tinha um exército de *2Cr 13.3trezentos mil de Judá, que traziam paveses e lanças; e de Benjamim duzentos e oitenta mil, que traziam escudos e atiravam com arco; todos estes eram ilustres em valor.

Asa vence a Zerá, o etíope

9 *2Cr 12.2-3;16.8Saiu contra ele Zerá, etíope, com um exército de um milhão de homens e trezentos carros; e chegou até *2Cr 11.8Maresa. 10 Então, Asa saiu-lhe ao encontro, e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zefata, perto de Maresa. 11 Asa *2Cr 13.14clamou a Jeová, seu Deus, e disse: Além de ti, não há quem ajude o fraco contra o poderoso; ajuda-nos, Jeová, nosso Deus, *2Cr 13.18porque em ti confiamos e em teu nome viemos contra esta multidão. Jeová, tu és nosso Deus; não prevaleça o homem contra ti. 12 *2Cr 13.15Feriu Jeová os etíopes diante de Asa e diante de Judá; e os etíopes fugiram. 13 Asa e a gente que estava com ele perseguiram-nos até *Gn 10.19Gerar (e os etíopes caíram sem poder salvar a vida, porque foram destroçados diante de Jeová e diante do seu exército); e levaram mui grande despojo. 14 Feriram todas as cidades ao redor de Gerar, porque *2Cr 17.10lhes sobreveio o temor da parte de Jeová, e despojaram todas as cidades, pois nelas havia muita presa. 15 Também feriram as malhadas do gado, levaram ovelhas em grande quantidade e camelos e voltaram para Jerusalém.

1 So 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 that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:*14.3 images: Heb. statues 4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD 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 images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.*14.5 images: Heb. sun images

6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. 7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.*14.11 man: or, mortal man 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.*14.13 destroyed: Heb. broken 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.