8 Were ^athe Ethiopians and ^bthe Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your ^chand.  ‡

9 ^aFor the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this ^byou have done foolishly; therefore from now on ^cyou shall have wars.”  ‡

11 ^aNote that the acts of Asa, first and last, are indeed written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.  ‡

12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he ^adid not seek the Lord, but the physicians.  ‡