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of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a
Levite:--Asa.
So Abijah [029] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and they buried [06912] him in the city [05892] of David [01732]: and Asa [0609] his son [01121] reigned [04427] in his stead. In his days [03117] the land [0776] was quiet [08252] ten [06235] years [08141].
And Asa [0609] did [06213] that which was good [02896] and right [03477] in the eyes [05869] of the Lord [03068] his God [0430]:
And Asa [0609] had an army [02428] of men that bare [05375] targets [06793] and spears [07420], out of Judah [03063] three [07969] hundred [03967] thousand [0505]; and out of Benjamin [01144], that bare [05375] shields [04043] and drew [01869] bows [07198], two hundred [03967] and fourscore [08084] thousand [0505]: all these were mighty men [01368] of valour [02428].
Then Asa [0609] went out [03318] against [06440] him, and they set the battle [04421] in array [06186] in the valley [01516] of Zephathah [06859] at Mareshah [04762].
And Asa [0609] cried [07121] unto the Lord [03068] his God [0430], and said [0559], Lord [03068], it is nothing with thee to help [05826], whether [0996] with many [07227], or with them that have no power [03581]: help [05826] us, O Lord [03068] our God [0430]; for we rest [08172] on thee, and in thy name [08034] we go [0935] against this multitude [01995]. O Lord [03068], thou art our God [0430]; let not man [0582] prevail [06113] against thee.man: or, mortal man
So the Lord [03068] smote [05062] the Ethiopians [03569] before [06440] Asa [0609], and before [06440] Judah [03063]; and the Ethiopians [03569] fled [05127].
And Asa [0609] and the people [05971] that were with him pursued [07291] them unto Gerar [01642]: and the Ethiopians [03569] were overthrown [05307], that they could not recover [04241] themselves; for they were destroyed [07665] before [06440] the Lord [03068], and before [06440] his host [04264]; and they carried away [05375] very [03966] much [07235] spoil [07998].destroyed: Heb. broken
And he went out [03318] to meet [06440] Asa [0609], and said [0559] unto him, Hear [08085] ye me, Asa [0609], and all Judah [03063] and Benjamin [01144]; The Lord [03068] is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek [01875] him, he will be found [04672] of you; but if ye forsake [05800] him, he will forsake [05800] you.to meet…: Heb. before Asa
And when Asa [0609] heard [08085] these words [01697], and the prophecy [05016] of Oded [05752] the prophet [05030], he took courage [02388], and put away [05674] the abominable idols [08251] out of all the land [0776] of Judah [03063] and Benjamin [01144], and out of the cities [05892] which he had taken [03920] from mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and renewed [02318] the altar [04196] of the Lord [03068], that was before [06440] the porch [0197] of the Lord [03068].abominable…: Heb. abominations
So they gathered themselves together [06908] at Jerusalem [03389] in the third [07992] month [02320], in the fifteenth [06240] [02568] year [08141] of the reign [04438] of Asa [0609].
And also concerning Maachah [04601] the mother [0517] of Asa [0609] the king [04428], he removed [05493] her from being queen [01377], because she had made [06213] an idol [04656] in a grove [0842]: and Asa [0609] cut down [03772] her idol [04656], and stamped [01854] it, and burnt [08313] it at the brook [05158] Kidron [06939].mother: that is, grandmotheridol: Heb. horror
But the high places [01116] were not taken away [05493] out of Israel [03478]: nevertheless the heart [03824] of Asa [0609] was perfect [08003] all his days [03117].
And there was no more war [04421] unto the five [02568] and thirtieth [07970] year [08141] of the reign [04438] of Asa [0609].
In the six [08337] and thirtieth [07970] year [08141] of the reign [04438] of Asa [0609] Baasha [01201] king [04428] of Israel [03478] came up [05927] against Judah [03063], and built [01129] Ramah [07414], to the intent that [01115] he might let [05414] none go out [03318] or come in [0935] to Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063].
Then Asa [0609] brought out [03318] silver [03701] and gold [02091] out of the treasures [0214] of the house [01004] of the Lord [03068] and of the king's [04428] house [01004], and sent [07971] to Ben–hadad [01130] king [04428] of Syria [0758], that dwelt [03427] at Damascus [01834], saying [0559],Damascus: Heb. Darmesek
And Ben–hadad [01130] hearkened [08085] unto king [04428] Asa [0609], and sent [07971] the captains [08269] of his armies [02428] against the cities [05892] of Israel [03478]; and they smote [05221] Ijon [05859], and Dan [01835], and Abel–maim [066], and all the store [04543] cities [05892] of Naphtali [05321].his: Heb. which were his
Then Asa [0609] the king [04428] took [03947] all Judah [03063]; and they carried away [05375] the stones [068] of Ramah [07414], and the timber [06086] thereof, wherewith Baasha [01201] was building [01129]; and he built [01129] therewith Geba [01387] and Mizpah [04709].
And at that time [06256] Hanani [02607] the seer [07200] came [0935] to Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063], and said [0559] unto him, Because thou hast relied [08172] on the king [04428] of Syria [0758], and not relied [08172] on the Lord [03068] thy God [0430], therefore is the host [02428] of the king [04428] of Syria [0758] escaped [04422] out of thine hand [03027].
Then Asa [0609] was wroth [03707] with the seer [07200], and put [05414] him in a prison [04115] house [01004]; for he was in a rage [02197] with him because of this thing. And Asa [0609] oppressed [07533] some of the people [05971] the same time [06256].oppressed: Heb. crushed
And, behold, the acts [01697] of Asa [0609], first [07223] and last [0314], lo, they are written [03789] in the book [05612] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063] and Israel [03478].
And Asa [0609] in the thirty [07970] and ninth [08672] year [08141] of his reign [04438] was diseased [02456] in his feet [07272], until his disease [02483] was exceeding [04605] great: yet in his disease [02483] he sought [01875] not to the Lord [03068], but to the physicians [07495].
And Asa [0609] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and died [04191] in the one [0259] and fortieth [0705] year [08141] of his reign [04427].
And he placed [05414] forces [02428] in all the fenced [01219] cities [05892] of Judah [03063], and set [05414] garrisons [05333] in the land [0776] of Judah [03063], and in the cities [05892] of Ephraim [0669], which Asa [0609] his father [01] had taken [03920].
And he walked [03212] in the way [01870] of Asa [0609] his father [01], and departed [05493] not from it, doing [06213] that which was right [03477] in the sight [05869] of the Lord [03068].
And there came [0935] a writing [04385] to him from Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of David [01732] thy father [01], Because thou hast not walked [01980] in the ways [01870] of Jehoshaphat [03092] thy father [01], nor in the ways [01870] of Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063],