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  14:1 ¶
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. |
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14:1 ¶
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.° |
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14:2
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God: |
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14:2
And Asa°
did°°
[that which was] good°
and right°
in the eyes°
of the LORD°
his God:° |
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14:3
for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, |
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14:3
For he took away°°°
the altars°
of the strange°
[gods], and the high places,°
and brake down°°°
the images,°
and cut down°°°
the groves:° |
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14:4
and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. |
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14:4
And commanded°°
Judah°
to seek°°°
the LORD°
God°
of their fathers,°
and to do°°
the law°
and the commandment.° |
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14:5
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. |
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14:5
Also he took away°°
out of all°°
the cities°
of Judah°°
the high places°
and the images:°
and the kingdom°
was quiet°°
before°
him. |
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14:6 ¶
And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest. |
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14:6 ¶
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.°° |
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14:7
For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. |
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14:7
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.°° |
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14:8
And Asa had an army that bare bucklers 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 valor. |
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14:8
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.° |
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14:9 ¶
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah. |
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14:9 ¶
And there came out°°
against°
them Zerah°
the Ethiopian°
with an host°
of a thousand°
thousand,°
and three°
hundred°
chariots;°
and came°°
unto°
Mareshah.° |
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14:10
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. |
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14:10
Then Asa°
went out°°
against°
him, and they set the battle°
in array°°°
in the valley°
of Zephathah°
at Mareshah.° |
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14:11
And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. |
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14:11
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. |
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14:12
So Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. |
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14:12
So the LORD°
smote°°°
the Ethiopians°
before°
Asa,°
and before°
Judah;°
and the Ethiopians°
fled.°° |
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14:13
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Jehovah, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty. |
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14:13
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.° |
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14:14
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of Jehovah came upon them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them. |
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14:14
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. |
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14:15
They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem. |
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14:15
They smote°°
also°
the tents°
of cattle,°
and carried away°°
sheep°
and camels°
in abundance,°
and returned°°
to Jerusalem.° |
