1 dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis
et sepelierunt eum in civitate David
regnavitque Asa filius eius pro eo
in cuius diebus quievit terra annis decem
2 fecit autem Asa quod bonum et placitum erat in conspectu Dei sui
et subvertit altaria peregrini cultus et excelsa
3 et confregit statuas lucosque succidit
4 ac praecepit Iudae
ut quaereret Dominum Deum patrum suorum
et faceret legem et universa mandata
5 et abstulit e cunctis urbibus Iuda aras et fana
et regnavit in pace
6 aedificavit quoque urbes munitas in Iuda
quia quietus erat et nulla temporibus eius bella surrexerant
pacem Domino largiente
7 dixit autem Iudae aedificemus civitates istas
et vallemus muris et roboremus turribus et portis et seris
donec a bellis quieta sunt omnia
eo quod quaesierimus Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum
et dederit nobis pacem per gyrum
aedificaverunt igitur et nullum in extruendo inpedimentum fuit
8 habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo
portantium scuta et hastas de Iuda trecenta milia
de Beniamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta
octoginta milia
omnes isti viri fortissimi
9 egressus est autem contra eos Zara Aethiops
cum exercitu decies centena milia
et curribus trecentis
et venit usque Maresa
10 porro Asa perrexit obviam
et instruxit aciem ad bellum in valle Sephata
quae est iuxta Maresa
11 et invocavit Dominum Deum et ait
Domine non est apud te ulla distantia
utrum in paucis auxilieris an in pluribus
adiuva nos Domine Deus noster
in te enim et in tuo nomine habentes fiduciam
venimus contra hanc multitudinem
Domine Deus noster tu es non praevaleat contra te homo
12 exterruit itaque Dominus Aethiopas coram Asa et Iuda
fugeruntque Aethiopes
13 et persecutus est eos Asa et populus qui cum eo erat usque
Gerar
et ruerunt Aethiopes usque ad internicionem
quia Domino caedente contriti sunt et exercitu illius proeliante
tulerunt ergo spolia multa
14 et percusserunt omnes civitates per circuitum Gerare
grandis quippe cunctos terror invaserat
et diripuerunt urbes et multam praedam asportaverunt
15 sed et caulas ovium destruentes
tulerunt pecorum infinitam multitudinem et camelorum
reversique sunt Hierusalem
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: 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.
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. 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 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.