1 Abijah died. He was put in the city of David. Asa, his son, became king. The land had 10 years of rest. ️⏳ 2 Asa did what was good and right to God. 3 Asa took away bad altars to not-real gods. He broke the bad hill places. He cut down the tall bad poles. ❌ 4 Asa told Judah to seek God and obey God’s rules. 5 Asa took away the bad hill places and burn places in all Judah. The land had peace. ❌️ 6 Asa built strong towns in Judah. The land had rest. No war then. God gave peace. ️️ 7 Asa said, “Let us build these towns. Put walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is ours. We seek God. He gives us peace.” So they built and did well. ️️ 8 Asa had many soldiers: 300,000 from Judah with big shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin with shields and bows. They were strong. ️⚔️ 9 Zerah from Ethiopia came with a very big army, 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. They came to Mareshah. ⚔️ 10 Asa went out to meet them. They lined up to fight in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. ️⚔️⛰️ 11 Asa prayed to God, “Lord, only You can help the weak and the strong. Help us, O God. We trust You. We come in Your name. You are our God. Do not let men win.” 12 God beat the men from Ethiopia before Asa and Judah. The men ran away. 13 Asa and his men chased them to Gerar. Many fell. They were broken by God. Judah took many things. ♂️ 14 They hit the towns near Gerar. The people there were scared of God. Judah took many things from the towns. ️ 15 They took tents, many sheep, and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem. ⛺️