Asa Reigns in Judah
1
g Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years.
2
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
3
He took away the foreign altars h and the high places and broke down i the pillars and cut down the j Asherim
4
and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment.
5
He also took out of all the cities of Judah h the high places and the k incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.
6
He built l fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, m for the Lord gave him peace.
7
And he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with n walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God. We have sought him, m and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and prospered.
8
And Asa had an army of o 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
9
Zerah p the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as q Mareshah.
10
And Asa went out to meet him, and r they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at q Mareshah.
11
And Asa s cried to the Lord his God, "O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, t for we rely on you, u and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you."
12
v So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
13
Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as w Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil.
14
And they attacked all the cities around w Gerar, x for the fear of the Lord was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
15
And they struck down the tents of those who had livestock and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
-
Cross References
1 Kings 15:8
And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:17
But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days.
1 Kings 15:14
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.
-
Cross References
Exodus 23:24
You shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them, nor do as they do, but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their pillars in pieces.
-
Cross References
Exodus 34:13
You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:3
He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 34:4
And they chopped down the altars of the Baals i...
2 Chronicles 34:7
He broke down the altars and beat the Asherim a...
Leviticus 26:30
And I will destroy your high places and cut dow...
Isaiah 17:8
He will not look to the altars, the work of his...
Isaiah 27:9
Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be at...
Ezekiel 6:4
Your altars shall become desolate, and your inc...
Ezekiel 6:6
Wherever you dwell, the cities shall be waste a...
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:5
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
2 Chronicles 20:30
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 8:5
He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:6
He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 12:3
With 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt - Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.
2 Chronicles 16:8
Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, he gave them into your hand.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:8
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph.
Joshua 15:44
Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:9
Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 13:14
And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. And they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.
Exodus 14:10
When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel cried out to the Lord.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 13:18
Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers.
-
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:45
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 13:15
Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the men of Judah shouted, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
-
Cross References
Genesis 10:19
And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Genesis 20:1
From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
Genesis 26:1
Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
Genesis 26:6
So Isaac settled in Gerar.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:13
Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 17:10
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chronicles 20:29
And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Genesis 35:5
And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.