2 Chronicles 14
English Standard Version
Asa Reigns in Judah
14 [a] (A)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 had rest for ten years. 2 [b] And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He took away the foreign altars (B)and the high places and broke down (C)the pillars and cut down the (D)Asherim 4 and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment. 5 He also took out of all the cities of Judah (E)the high places and the (F)incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him. 6 He built (G)fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, (H)for the Lord gave him peace. 7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with (I)walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God. We have sought him, (J)and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of (K)300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
9 Zerah (L)the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as (M)Mareshah. 10 And Asa went out to meet him, and (N)they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at (O)Mareshah. 11 And Asa (P)cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, (Q)for we rely on you, (R)and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.” 12 (S)So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as (T)Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah[c] carried away very much spoil. 14 And they attacked all the cities around (U)Gerar, (V)for the fear of the Lord was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. 15 And they struck down the tents of those who had livestock and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 Ch 13:23 in Hebrew
- 2 Chronicles 14:2 Ch 14:1 in Hebrew
- 2 Chronicles 14:13 Hebrew They
2 Crónicas 14
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Asá, rey de Judá
(1 R 15:8-12)
14 Cuando Abías murió, lo sepultaron en el lugar donde estaban sepultados sus antepasados en la Ciudad de David. Su hijo Asá reinó en su lugar y el país disfrutó de paz durante diez años.
2 Asá hizo lo que el SEÑOR su Dios consideraba bueno. 3 Quitó los altares de culto extraño y los santuarios sobre las colinas. Despedazó las piedras sagradas y cortó en pedazos los postes de Aserá. 4 Le ordenó a Judá que siguiera al SEÑOR, Dios de sus antepasados, y que hiciera lo que decían sus leyes y mandamientos. 5 Obligó a todas las ciudades de Judá a quitar los santuarios sobre las colinas y los lugares donde quemaban incienso. Hubo paz durante su reinado. 6 Asá aprovechó que el país estaba en paz y no hubo guerra en aquellos años, porque el SEÑOR le dio descanso y construyó en Judá ciudades fortificadas. 7 Le dijo a Judá: «Fortifiquemos estas ciudades y rodeémoslas de murallas, pongámosles torres, puertas y barras mientras tengamos oportunidad, porque hemos estado siguiendo al SEÑOR nuestro Dios y él nos dio paz en todas nuestras fronteras». Así que emprendieron la obra y la llevaron a feliz término.
8 Asá tuvo un ejército de 300 000 soldados de Judá, armados con escudos y lanzas, y 280 000 soldados de Benjamín, armados con escudos pequeños y arcos. Todos ellos eran soldados valientes.
9 Zera el etíope marchó contra ellos con un ejército de 1 000 000 de hombres y 300 carros, llegando hasta Maresá. 10 Asá le salió al encuentro con su ejército y se dispuso para la batalla en el valle de Sefata en Maresá. 11 Asá le pidió así ayuda al SEÑOR su Dios: «SEÑOR, para ti no importa si somos muchos o somos pocos cuando decides ayudarnos. Por tanto, ayúdanos, SEÑOR, Dios nuestro, porque confiamos en ti y en tu nombre vamos contra este ejército numeroso. Tú, SEÑOR, eres nuestro Dios, no permitas que ningún ser humano te oponga resistencia».
12 El SEÑOR derrotó a los etíopes delante de Asá y de Judá, y los etíopes huyeron, 13 pero Asá y el ejército los persiguieron hasta Guerar y murieron tantos que no pudieron reorganizar su ejército, el cual quedó totalmente destruido ante el SEÑOR y su ejército. Los de Judá se llevaron un botín grande y valioso, 14 saquearon las ciudades cerca de Guerar. El terror del SEÑOR se apoderó de ellas y los de Judá se llevaron mucho botín de aquellas ciudades. 15 También atacaron los campamentos de los pastores y capturaron muchas ovejas y camellos. Después de eso regresaron a Jerusalén.
2 Chronicles 14
New International Version
14 [a]And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.
Asa King of Judah(A)
2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B) 3 He removed the foreign altars(C) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(D) and cut down the Asherah poles.[b](E) 4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(F) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. 5 He removed the high places(G) and incense altars(H) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. 6 He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(I)
7 “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest(J) on every side.” So they built and prospered.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(K) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.
9 Zerah the Cushite(L) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(M) 10 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
11 Then Asa called(N) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(O) Lord our God, for we rely(P) on you, and in your name(Q) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(R) against you.”
12 The Lord struck down(S) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(T) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(U) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(V) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(W) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. 15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1 is numbered 13:23, and 14:2-15 is numbered 14:1-14.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles
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