2 Chronicles 14:9

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7 Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, 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 has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah who carried¹ shields and spears, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand men who carried shields and drew ^abows; all these were mighty men of ^bvalor.

9 ^aThen Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to ^bMareshah.

10 So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 And Asa ^acried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is ^bnothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and ^cin Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”

12 So the Lord ^astruck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

Commentaries:

Matthew Henry

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Asa's piety, He strengthens his kingdom.

- Asa aimed at pleasing God, and studied to approve himself to him. Happy those that walk by this rule, not to do that which is right in their own eyes, or in the eye of the world, but which is so in God's sight. We find by experience that it is good to seek the Lord; it gives us rest; while we pursue the world, we meet with nothing but vexation. Asa consulted with his people how to make a good use of the peace they enjoyed; and concluded with them that they must not be idle, nor secure. A formidable army of Ethiopians invaded Asa's kingdom. This evil came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried. Asa's prayer is short, but it is the real language of faith and expectation from God. When we go forth in God's name, we cannot but prosper, and all things work together for the good of those whom he favours.

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