1: So restedH7901 AbijahH0029 withH5973 his fathers,H0001 and they buriedH6912 himH0853 in the CityH5892 of David,H1732 and reignedH4427 AsaH0609 his sonH1121 in his place.H8478 In his daysH3117 was quietH8252 the landH0776 [for] tenH6235 years.H8141
2: And did [what was]H6213 AsaH0609 goodH2896 and rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of YahwehH3068 his God,H0430
3: for he removedH5493 -H0853 the altarsH4196 of the foreign [gods]H5236 and the high places,H1116 and broke downH7665 -H0853 the [sacred] pillars,H4676 and cut downH1438 -H0853 the wooden images,H0842
4: and He commandedH0559 JudahH3063 to seekH1875 -H0853 YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of their fathers,H0001 and to observeH6213 the lawH8451 and the commandment.H4687
5: And He removedH5493 from allH3605 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 -H0853 the high placesH1116 andH0853 the incense altars-H2553 and was quietH8252 the kingdomH4467 under him.H6440
6: And he builtH1129 citiesH5892 fortifiedH4694 in Judah,H3063 forH3588 had rest,H8252 the landH0776 and had noH0369 heH5973 warH4421 in years-H8141 theseH0428 becauseH3588 had given restH5117 YahwehH3068
7: Therefore he saidH0559 to Judah,H3063 let us buildH1129 -H0853 cities,H5892 theseH0428 and make around [them]H5437 walls,H2346 and towers,H4026 gates,H1817 and bars,H1280 [while is] yetH5750 the landH0776 before usH6440 becauseH3588 we have soughtH1875 -H0853 YahwehH3068 our God,H0430 we have sought [Him]H1875 and He has given us restH5117 every side.H5439 So they builtH1129 and prospered.H6743
8: And hadH1961 AsaH0609 an armyH2428 of who carriedH5375 shieldsH6793 and spears,H7420 from JudahH3063 threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousand-H0505 and from BenjaminH1144 men who carriedH5375 shieldsH4043 and drewH1869 bows,H7198 two hundredH3967 and eightyH8084 thousand-H0505 allH3605 these [were]H0428 mighty menH1368 of valor.H2428
9: And came outH3318 against themH0413 ZerahH2226 the EthiopianH3569 with an armyH2428 of a thousandH0505 thousand,H0505 and chariots-H4818 threeH7969 hundredH3967 and he cameH0935 toH5704 Mareshah.H4762
10: So went outH3318 AsaH0609 against himH6440 and they set in arrayH6186 battleH4421 in the Valley of ZephathahH1516 of ZephathahH6859 at Mareshah.H4762
11: And cried outH7121 AsaH0609 toH0413 YahwehH3068 his God,H0430 and said,H0559 Yahweh,H3068 [it is] nothingH0369 for YouH5973 to help,H5826 whetherH0996 with many,H7227 or with those who have noH0369 power-H3581 help usH5826 YahwehH3068 our God-H0430 forH3588 on YouH5921 we restH8172 and in Your nameH8034 we goH0935 againstH5921 multitude.H1995 ThisH2088 Yahweh,H3068 our God-H0430 You [are]H0859 notH0408 do let prevailH6113 against YouH5973 man.H0582
12: So struckH5062 YahwehH3069 -H0853 the EthiopiansH3569 beforeH6440 Asa,H0609 andH6440 Judah-H3063 and fledH5127 the Ethiopians.H3569
13: And pursued themH7291 AsaH0609 and the peopleH5971 who [were]H0834 with himH5973 toH5704 Gerar-H1642 so were overthrown,H5307 the EthiopiansH3569 and notH0369 likeH1992 they could recoverH4241 forH3588 they were brokenH7665 beforeH6440 Yahweh,H3068 andH6440 His army-H4264 and they carried awayH5375 spoilH7998 muchH7235 very.H3966
14: And they defeatedH5221 -H0853 allH3605 the citiesH5892 aroundH5439 Gerar-H1642 forH3588 cameH1961 the fearH6343 of YahwehH3068 upon themH5921 and they plunderedH0962 -H0853 allH3605 the cities-H5892 forH3588 spoilH0961 [exceedingly] muchH7227 there wasH1961
15: And alsoH1571 the enclosuresH0168 livestock,H4735 they attackedH5221 and carried offH7617 sheepH6629 in abundance,H7230 and camelsH1581 and returnedH7725 to Jerusalem.H3389