2 Chronicles 14
1 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
2 He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
3 He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the Law and the commandment.
4 He removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had peace under him.
5 He built fortified cities in Judah, because the land was at peace and no one made war against him in those years, for the LORD had given him rest.
6 He said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
7 Asa had an army: from Judah, 300,000 men carrying large shields and spears; from Benjamin, 280,000 carrying shields and drawing bows. All of them were valiant warriors.
8 Zerah the Cushite came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he reached Mareshah.
9 Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah, near Mareshah.
10 Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “LORD, there is no one like you to help between the strong and the powerless. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.”
11 The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
12 Asa and the people with him pursued them as far as Gerar. So many Cushites fell that none survived, because they were crushed before the LORD and before his army. They carried off a very great amount of plunder.
13 They struck all the cities around Gerar, because the dread of the LORD had fallen on them. They plundered every city, for there was much to plunder in them.
14 They also struck the tents of those who kept livestock, and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
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