II. CHRONICLES XIV. 8.

B.C.951. {before us; because we have sought J«the Lorp our =God, we have sought Him, and He hath_given us rest on_ everyeainte,: So they built and pros- pered.
8 And Asa had an army of men 4that_bare targets and spears, out_of Judah three hundred thousand; and out_of Benjamin, +that_bare shields and «drew bows, two_hundred and four- score thousand : all these were mighty_ men_of valour.
° And there came_out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with a 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 Lorp his =God, and said, “J Lorn, zt is nothing with Thee to help, whether with-many, ‘lor with_them_that_have_no power: ‘help us, O_'Lorp our =God; for we ‘rest on Thee, and in Thy name we «go against xthis multitude. O _/ Lorp, Thou art our =God; let not eman prevail against Thee.”
12 So !the Lorp 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 J the Lorp, and before His host; and they carried_away very xmuch spoil.
14 And they smote all the cities round_about Gerar; for the_fear_of J 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 jabundance, and returned to Jeru- salem.
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2 And he went_out to meet Asa, and ;Said unto him, “-Hear ye me, Asa, and ‘all Judah and Benjamin; J The Lorp ts with you, while ye be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will_be_found of |you; but if ye forsake Him, He will_ forsake pou.
8 Now for a long season Israél hath been without the true =God and with- ous a teaching priest, and without aw.
# But when they in their trouble did_ turn unto Jthe Lorp =God_of Israél, and sought Him, He was_found of them.
® And in xthose xtimes there was no peace to him_that_went_out, nor to |
ASA'S ARMY.
THE ETHIOPIANS CoME.
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9. Ch. 16. 8. ASA CRIES TO
JEHOYAE z. Zephath- ah, Watch. tower.
J.G. Jehovah his Elohi
JEHOVAH SMITES THE ETHIO- PIANS,
b. broken.
THE AND the_Spirit_of =God came PROPHECY upon «@Azariah the _ son _ of
AZARIAH.
tablished. J. Jehovah.
im_that_came_in, but great vexations were upon all the_inhabitants_of the countries.
® And nation -was_destroyed of nation, 'and city of city: for =God did_vex them
with all adversity.
BOs phere 7 -Be pe strong therefore, and Het not for vouriiid| oa hands be_weak: /for your work work, I jhall_be_rewarded.”