II Chronicles 14 · דברי הימים ב

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

for he took away the altars of the foreign gods, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the asherim:

and he commanded Yehuda to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to carry out the Tora and the commandment.

Also he took away out of all the cities of Yehuda the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

And he built fortified cities in Yehuda: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.

Therefore he said to Yehuda, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, 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.

And Asa had an army of men who bore targets and spears, out of Yehuda three hundred thousand; and out of Binyamin, who bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men at arms.

And there came out against them Zeraĥ the Kushite with an army of a million men, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Maresha.

Then Asa went out against him, and they ranged the battle in the valley of Żefata at Maresha.

And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with those who have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

So the Lord smote the Kushim before Asa, and before Yehuda; and the Kushim fled.

And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and the Kushim were overthrown, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was very much spoil in them.

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Yerushalayim.