2 Chronicles 14:1-10
1 ▼▼2Ch 13:23 in Hb
Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. b During his reign the land experienced peace for 10 years. Judah’s King Asa
2 ▼▼2Ch 14:1 in Hb
Asa did what was good and right d in the sight of the Lord his God. 3He removed the pagan altars and the ▼▼high place(s): An ancient place of worship most often associated with pagan religions, usually built on an elevated location
high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their ▼▼Asherah(s): A Canaanite fertility goddess, who was the mother of the god Baal; also the wooden poles associated with the worship of her
Asherah poles. g 4He told the people of Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands. 5He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, h and the kingdom experienced peace under him. 6 Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. i No one made war with him in those days because the Lord gave him rest. j 7So he said to the people of Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. k The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God. We sought Him and He gave us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded. The Cushite Invasion
8 Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah bearing large shields and spears, l and 280,000 from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were brave warriors. 9Then Zerah the ▼▼Cush/ Cushite: The lands of the Nile in southern Egypt, including Nubia and Northern Sudan; the people who lived in that region
Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and 300 ▼▼Syr, Arabic read 30,000
chariots. They came as far as Mareshah. 10So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. o
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