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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.
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1. So Abijah H29 slept H7901 with H5973 his fathers H1 , and they buried H6912 him in the city H5892 of David H1732 : and Asa H609 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 . In his days H3117 the land H776 was quiet H8252 ten H6235 years H8141 .
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2. And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
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2. And Asa H609 did H6213 that which was good H2896 and right H3477 in the eyes H5869 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 :
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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:
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3. For he took away H5493 H853 the altars H4196 of the strange H5236 gods , and the high places H1116 , and broke down H7665 H853 the images H4676 , and cut down H1438 H853 the groves H842 :
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4. And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
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4. And commanded H559 Judah H3063 to seek H1875 H853 the LORD H3068 God H430 of their fathers H1 , and to do H6213 the law H8451 and the commandment H4687 .
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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.
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5. Also he took away H5493 out of all H4480 H3605 the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 H853 the high places H1116 and the images H2553 : and the kingdom H4467 was quiet H8252 before H6440 him.
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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.
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6. And he built H1129 fenced H4694 cities H5892 in Judah H3063 : for H3588 the land H776 had rest H8252 , and he had no H369 war H4421 in those H428 years H8141 ; because H3588 the LORD H3068 had given him rest H5117 .
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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.
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7. Therefore he said H559 unto Judah H3063 , Let us build H1129 H853 these H428 cities H5892 , and make about H5437 them walls H2346 , and towers H4026 , gates H1817 , and bars H1280 , while the land H776 is yet H5750 before H6440 us; because H3588 we have sought H1875 H853 the LORD H3068 our God H430 , we have sought H1875 him , and he hath given us rest H5117 on every side H4480 H5439 . So they built H1129 and prospered H6743 .
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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.
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8. And Asa H609 had H1961 an army H2428 of men that bore H5375 targets H6793 and spears H7420 , out of H4480 Judah H3063 three H7969 hundred H3967 thousand H505 ; and out of Benjamin H4480 H1144 , that bore H5375 shields H4043 and drew H1869 bows H7198 , two hundred H3967 and fourscore H8084 thousand H505 : all H3605 these H428 were mighty men H1368 of valor H2428 .
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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.
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9. And there came out H3318 against H413 them Zerah H2226 the Ethiopian H3569 with a host H2428 of a thousand H505 thousand H505 , and three H7969 hundred H3967 chariots H4818 ; and came H935 unto H5704 Mareshah H4762 .
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10. Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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10. Then Asa H609 went out H3318 against H6440 him , and they set the battle in array H6186 H4421 in the valley H1516 of Zephathah H6859 at Mareshah H4762 .
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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.
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11. And Asa H609 cried H7121 unto H413 the LORD H3068 his God H430 , and said H559 , LORD H3068 , it is nothing H369 with H5973 thee to help H5826 , whether H996 with many H7227 , or with them that have no H369 power H3581 : help H5826 us , O LORD H3068 our God H430 ; for H3588 we rest H8172 on H5921 thee , and in thy name H8034 we go H935 against H5921 this H2088 multitude H1995 . O LORD H3068 , thou H859 art our God H430 ; let not H408 man H582 prevail H6113 against H5973 thee.
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12. So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
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12. So the LORD H3068 smote H5062 H853 the Ethiopians H3569 before H6440 Asa H609 , and before H6440 Judah H3063 ; and the Ethiopians H3569 fled H5127 .
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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.
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13. And Asa H609 and the people H5971 that H834 were with H5973 him pursued H7291 them unto H5704 Gerar H1642 : and the Ethiopians H4480 H3569 were overthrown H5307 , that they could not H369 recover H4241 themselves; for H3588 they were destroyed H7665 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , and before H6440 his host H4264 ; and they carried away H5375 very H3966 much H7235 spoil H7998 .
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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.
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14. And they smote H5221 H853 all H3605 the cities H5892 round about H5439 Gerar H1642 ; for H3588 the fear H6343 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 upon H5921 them : and they spoiled H962 H853 all H3605 the cities H5892 ; for H3588 there was H1961 exceeding much H7227 spoil H961 in them.
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15. They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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15. They smote H5221 also H1571 the tents H168 of cattle H4735 , and carried away H7617 sheep H6629 and camels H1581 in abundance H7230 , and returned H7725 to Jerusalem H3389 .
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