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2 Chronicles 14:7-9
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 14:7-9
New King James Version
7 Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah who carried [a]shields and spears, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand men who carried shields and drew (A)bows; all these were mighty men of (B)valor.
9 (C)Then Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to (D)Mareshah.
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2 Chronicles 14:7-9
New International Version
2 Chronicles 14:7-9
New International Version
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(A) on every side.” So they built and prospered.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(B) 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(C) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(D)
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