<!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1011576">2 Chronicles</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1011871">Chapter 14</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1011848">&laquo; Previous Chapter</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1011887">Next Chapter &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p><em>The Divided Kingdom</em></p><p><em>King Asa</em></p><ul class="scripturelog_verse_list"><li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011872">1</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011873">2</a>. And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011874">3</a>. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011875">4</a>. And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011876">5</a>. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011877">6</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011878">7</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011879">8</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011880">9</a>. And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011881">10</a>. Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011882">11</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011883">12</a>. So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011884">13</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011885">14</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011886">15</a>. They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.</li>
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