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Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men from Judah, who carried large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand men from Benjamin, who carried shields and were armed with bows. These were all strong, powerful warriors.

Zerah the Cushite[a] came out against them with an army of a million[b] men and three hundred chariots and advanced as far as Mareshah. 10 Asa went out to confront him, and they formed battle lines in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:9 Cush is the area south of Egypt, that is, today’s Sudan. This area was also called Nubia.
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:9 Literally a thousand thousands, which may mean too many to count rather than providing a precise tally