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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 14 (WEBP)

[1] So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
[2] Asa did that which was good and right in Yahweh his God’s eyes,
[3] for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,
[4] and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.
[5] Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
[6] He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
[7] For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
[8] Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
[9] Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
[10] Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
[11] Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
[12] So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
[13] Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.
[14] They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of Yahweh came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
[15] They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 14 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
[3] for he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
[4] and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
[5] Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
[10] Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
[11] 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.
[12] So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
[13] 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.
[14] 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.
[15] They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 14:3 Heb. statues
2 Chronicles 14:5 Heb. sun images
2 Chronicles 14:11 Or, mortal man
2 Chronicles 14:13 Heb. broken

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 14 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἀπέθανεν () Αβια () μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἔθαψαν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () πόλει () Δαυιδ, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Ασα () υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ. () Ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () Ασα () ἡσύχασεν () ἡ () γῆ () Ιουδα ἔτη () δέκα. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () καλὸν () καὶ () τὸ () εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον () κυρίου () θεοῦ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἀπέστησεν () τὰ () θυσιαστήρια () τῶν () ἀλλοτρίων () καὶ () τὰ () ὑψηλὰ () καὶ () συνέτριψεν () τὰς () στήλας καὶ () ἐξέκοψεν () τὰ () ἄλση
[4] καὶ () εἶπεν () τῷ () Ιουδα ἐκζητῆσαι () τὸν () κύριον () θεὸν () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ποιῆσαι () τὸν () νόμον () καὶ () τὰς () ἐντολάς. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἀπέστησεν () ἀπὸ () πασῶν () τῶν () πόλεων () Ιουδα τὰ () θυσιαστήρια () καὶ () τὰ () εἴδωλα. () Καὶ () εἰρήνευσεν· ()
[6] πόλεις () τειχήρεις ἐν () γῇ () Ιουδα, ὅτι () εἰρήνευσεν () ἡ () γῆ· () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () αὐτῷ () πόλεμος () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔτεσιν () τούτοις, () ὅτι () κατέπαυσεν () αὐτῷ () κύριος. ()
[7] Καὶ () εἶπεν () τῷ () Ιουδα Οἰκοδομήσωμεν () τὰς () πόλεις () ταύτας () καὶ () ποιήσωμεν () τείχη () καὶ () πύργους () καὶ () πύλας () καὶ () μοχλοὺς ἐν () ᾧ () τῆς () γῆς () κυριεύσομεν, () ὅτι () καθὼς () ἐξεζητήσαμεν () κύριον () θεὸν () ἡμῶν, () ἐξεζήτησεν () ἡμᾶς () καὶ () κατέπαυσεν () ἡμᾶς () κυκλόθεν () καὶ () εὐόδωσεν () ἡμῖν. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () τῷ () Ασα () δύναμις () ὁπλοφόρων αἰρόντων () θυρεοὺς () καὶ () δόρατα ἐν () γῇ () Ιουδα τριακόσιαι () χιλιάδες () καὶ () ἐν () γῇ () Βενιαμιν () πελτασταὶ καὶ () τοξόται διακόσιαι () καὶ () πεντήκοντα () χιλιάδες, () πάντες () οὗτοι () πολεμισταὶ δυνάμεως. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () Ζαρε ὁ () Αἰθίοψ () ἐν () δυνάμει, () ἐν () χιλίαις () χιλιάσιν () καὶ () ἅρμασιν () τριακοσίοις, () καὶ () ἦλθεν () ἕως () Μαρισα.
[10] Καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () Ασα () εἰς () συνάντησιν () αὐτῷ () καὶ () παρετάξατο πόλεμον () ἐν () τῇ () φάραγγι () κατὰ () βορρᾶν () Μαρισης.
[11] Καὶ () ἐβόησεν () Ασα () πρὸς () κύριον () θεὸν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () εἶπεν () Κύριε, () οὐκ () ἀδυνατεῖ () παρὰ () σοὶ () σῴζειν () ἐν () πολλοῖς () καὶ () ἐν () ὀλίγοις· () κατίσχυσον () ἡμᾶς, () κύριε () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν, () ὅτι () ἐπὶ () σοὶ () πεποίθαμεν () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τῷ () ὀνόματί () σου () ἤλθαμεν () ἐπὶ () τὸ () πλῆθος () τὸ () πολὺ () τοῦτο· () κύριε () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν, () μὴ () κατισχυσάτω () πρὸς () σὲ () ἄνθρωπος. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἐπάταξεν () κύριος () τοὺς () Αἰθίοπας () ἐναντίον () Ιουδα, καὶ () ἔφυγον () οἱ () Αἰθίοπες· ()
[13] καὶ () κατεδίωξεν () Ασα () καὶ () ὁ () λαὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἕως () Γεδωρ, καὶ () ἔπεσον () Αἰθίοπες () ὥστε () μὴ () εἶναι () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () περιποίησιν, () ὅτι () συνετρίβησαν () ἐνώπιον () κυρίου () καὶ () ἐναντίον () τῆς () δυνάμεως () αὐτοῦ· () καὶ () ἐσκύλευσαν σκῦλα () πολλά. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἐξέκοψαν () τὰς () κώμας () αὐτῶν () κύκλῳ () Γεδωρ, ὅτι () ἐγενήθη () ἔκστασις () κυρίου () ἐπ’ () αὐτούς, () καὶ () ἐσκύλευσαν πάσας () τὰς () πόλεις () αὐτῶν, () ὅτι () πολλὰ () σκῦλα () ἐγενήθη () αὐτοῖς· ()
[15] καί () γε () σκηνὰς () κτήσεων, τοὺς () Αμαζονεῖς, ἐξέκοψαν () καὶ () ἔλαβον () πρόβατα () πολλὰ () καὶ () καμήλους () καὶ () ἐπέστρεψαν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ. ()

2 Chronicles 14:1 Originally verse 13:23.
2 Chronicles 14:2 Originally verse 14:1.
2 Chronicles 14:3 Originally verse 14:2.
2 Chronicles 14:4 Originally verse 14:3.
2 Chronicles 14:5 Originally verse 14:4.
2 Chronicles 14:6 Originally verse 14:5.
2 Chronicles 14:7 Originally verse 14:6.
2 Chronicles 14:8 Originally verse 14:7.
2 Chronicles 14:9 Originally verse 14:8.
2 Chronicles 14:10 Originally verse 14:9.
2 Chronicles 14:11 Originally verse 14:10.
2 Chronicles 14:12 Originally verse 14:11.
2 Chronicles 14:13 Originally verse 14:12.
2 Chronicles 14:14 Originally verse 14:13.
2 Chronicles 14:15 Originally verse 14:14.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.