1So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

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1 Kings 15:8, 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Chronicles 3:10, 1 Kings 14:31, 1 Kings 2:10

2Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

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1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:14, Luke 1:75

3for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,

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Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 7:5, Exodus 34:13, 2 Kings 23:14, Exodus 34:13

4and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

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Nehemiah 10:29, Nehemiah 10:39, 1 Samuel 3:13, 2 Chronicles 29:27, Amos 5:4

5Also 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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2 Chronicles 34:4, 2 Chronicles 34:4, 2 Chronicles 34:7, 2 Chronicles 34:7

6He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the Lord had given him rest.

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2 Chronicles 15:15, 2 Chronicles 15:15, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 2 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 11:12

7For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. 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.

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1 Peter 3:12, 1 Peter 3:12, 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 14:6, Jeremiah 29:12

8Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

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2 Chronicles 13:3, 2 Chronicles 13:3, 2 Chronicles 25:5, 2 Chronicles 17:14, 2 Chronicles 17:19

9There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

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2 Chronicles 16:8, 2 Chronicles 16:8, Joshua 15:44, 2 Chronicles 11:8, 2 Chronicles 12:2

10Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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Judges 1:17, Judges 1:17, Joshua 19:4, Joshua 19:4

11Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, "Lord, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Lord our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Lord, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you."

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2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Jeremiah 1:19, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10

12So the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

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2 Chronicles 13:15, 2 Chronicles 13:15, Deuteronomy 28:7, Deuteronomy 32:39, Psalms 60:12

13Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.

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Genesis 10:19, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 20:1

14They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

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2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 17:10, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 35:5, 2 Chronicles 20:29

15They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

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Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:47, 1 Chronicles 4:41, 1 Chronicles 5:21, Numbers 31:9