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.
And Asa
did
that which was good
and right
in the eyes
of the LORD
his God:
For he took away
the altars
of the strange
gods, and the high places,
and brake down
the images,
and cut down
the groves:
And commanded
Judah
to seek
the LORD
God
of their fathers,
and to do
the law
and the commandment.
Also he took away
out of all the cities
of Judah
the high places
and the images:
and the kingdom
was quiet
before
him.
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.
enclosed by walls
τειχήρεις
teichēreis
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.
say
bar
μοχλοὺς
mochlous
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.
bearing arms: a warrior
ὁπλοφόρων
hoplophorōn
stem
δόρατα
dorata
one who bears a light shield
πελτασταὶ
peltastai
archer
τοξόται
toxotai
warrior
πολεμισταὶ
polemistai
And there came out
against them Zerah
the Ethiopian
with an host
of a thousand
thousand,
and three
hundred
chariots;
and came
unto Mareshah.
Then Asa
went out
against
him, and they set the battle
in array
in the valley
of Zephathah
at Mareshah.
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.
say
So the LORD
smote
the Ethiopians
before
Asa,
and before
Judah;
and the Ethiopians
fled.
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.
Gedōr
Γεδωρ
gedōr
spoil
ἐσκύλευσαν
eskyleusan
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.
Gedōr
Γεδωρ
gedōr
spoil
ἐσκύλευσαν
eskyleusan
They smote
also the tents
of cattle,
and carried away
sheep
and camels
in abundance,
and returned
to Jerusalem.
