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2 Chronicles 14:1
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:2 |
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And Asa did that which was good and right in
the eyes of the LORD his God: |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:3 |
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For he took away the altars of the strange gods,
and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:4 |
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And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of
their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:5 |
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Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah
the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:6 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:7 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:8 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:9 |
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And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian
with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto
Mareshah. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:10 |
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Then Asa went out against him, and they set
the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:11 |
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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 no man prevail against thee. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:12 |
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So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa,
and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:13 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:14 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 14:15 |
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They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried
away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. |
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