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King Asa had an army of 300,000 warriors from the tribe of Judah, armed with large shields and spears. He also had an army of 280,000 warriors from the tribe of Benjamin, armed with small shields and bows. Both armies were composed of well-trained fighting men.

Once an Ethiopian[a] named Zerah attacked Judah with an army of 1,000,000 men[b] and 300 chariots. They advanced to the town of Mareshah, 10 so Asa deployed his armies for battle in the valley north of Mareshah.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 14:9a Hebrew a Cushite.
  2. 14:9b Or an army of thousands and thousands; Hebrew reads an army of a thousand thousands.
  3. 14:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

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