2 Chronicles 14:7-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand shield- and lance-bearers from Judah, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand who carried bucklers and were archers, all of them valiant warriors. 8 Zerah the Ethiopian advanced against them with a force of one million men and three hundred chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.(A) 9 Asa went out to meet him and they drew up for battle in the valley of Zephathah, near Mareshah. 10 Asa called upon the Lord, his God: “Lord, there is none like you to help the powerless against the strong. Help us, Lord, our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. You are the Lord, our God; do not let men prevail against you.”(B) 11 And so the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 12 Asa and those with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until there were no survivors, for they were crushed before the Lord and his army, which carried away enormous spoils. 13 Then the Judahites conquered all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was upon them; they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. 14 They also attacked the tents of the cattle-herders and carried off a great number of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 14:7-14
New International Version
7 “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest(A) on every side.” So they built and prospered.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(B) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.
9 Zerah the Cushite(C) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(D) 10 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
11 Then Asa called(E) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(F) Lord our God, for we rely(G) on you, and in your name(H) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(I) against you.”
12 The Lord struck down(J) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(K) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(L) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(M) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(N) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there.
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