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2 Chronicles 14
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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 the LORD his God: |
(14:2-5)
Asa destroyed the temples of other gods and forbade their worship.
Did Asa remove the high places?
 Asa destroys the idols and forbids worship
in local shrines
(Unknown, 1372)
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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 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 images: and the kingdom was quiet
before him.
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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
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
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. |
(14:8-14)
"The Lord smote the Ethiopians."
In the largest single God-assisted massacre
in the bible, Asa kills one million Ethiopians.
How many has God killed?
(Complete list and estimated total)
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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 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 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 no man prevail against thee. |
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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 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 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 and camels in
abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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