2 Chronicles 14:1

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1 So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then ^aAsa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.

Asa Reigns in Judah

2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God,

3 for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and ^athe high places, and ^bbroke down the sacred pillars ^cand cut down the wooden images.

4 He commanded Judah to ^aseek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment.

5 He also removed the¹ high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him.

6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest; he had no war in those years, because the Lord had given him ^arest.

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.

13 And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to ^aGerar. So the Ethiopians were overthrown, and they could not recover, for they were broken before the Lord and His army. And they carried away very much¹ spoil.

14 Then they defeated all the cities around Gerar, for ^athe fear of the Lord came upon them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was exceedingly much¹ spoil in them.

15 They also¹ attacked the livestock enclosures, and carried off sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
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 at rest for ten years.

Contemporary English Version
Abijah died and was buried in Jerusalem. Then his son Asa became king, and Judah had ten years of peace.

Darby English Version
And 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.

Good News Bible
King Abijah died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City. His son Asa succeeded him as king, and under Asa the land enjoyed peace for ten years.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.

New International Version
And Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.

New King James Version
So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land remained undisturbed for ten years during his days.

Revised Standard Version
So Abi'jah 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 had rest for ten years.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.

New English Translation
(13:23)¹ Abijah passed away² and was buried in the City of David.³ His son Asa replaced him as king. During his reign⁴ the land had rest for ten years.

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