2 Chronicles 14:2–15

²¹And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Yahweh his God,

³for he removed ^athe foreign altars and ^bhigh places, shattered the sacred pillars, cut the ^1cAsherim in pieces,

⁴and said for Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

⁵He also ¹removed the high places and the ^aincense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was quiet before him.

^6aAnd he built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was quiet, and ¹there was no one at war with him during those years, ^bbecause Yahweh had given him rest.

⁷And he said to Judah, “^aLet us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ¹ours because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.

⁸Now Asa had a military force of ^a300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were mighty men of valor.

⁹Then Zerah the Ethiopian ^awent out against them with a military force of one million men and 300 chariots, and he came to ^bMareshah.

¹⁰So Asa went out ¹to meet him, and they arranged themselves for battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

¹¹Then Asa ^acalled to Yahweh his God and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between those of abundant power and those who have no power; so help us, O Yahweh our God, ^bfor we lean on You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, You are our God; let not mortal man prevail against You.”

¹²So ^aYahweh smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

¹³And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as ^aGerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that ¹they could not recover, for they were shattered before Yahweh and before His ²army. And they carried away very much spoil.

¹⁴And they struck down all the cities around Gerar, ^afor the dread of Yahweh had fallen on them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

¹⁵They also struck down ¹those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.