- 又在猶大建造了幾座堅固城.國中太平數年、沒有戰爭、因為耶和華賜他平安。
- 他對猶大人說、我們要建造這些城邑、四圍築牆、蓋樓、安門、作閂.地還屬我們、是因尋求耶和華我們的 神.我們既尋求他、他就賜我們四境平安。於是建造城邑、諸事亨通。
- 亞撒的軍兵、出自猶大拿盾牌拿槍的三十萬人.出自便雅憫拿盾牌拉弓的二十八萬人.這都是大能的勇士。
- 有古實王謝拉率領軍兵一百萬、戰車三百輛、出來攻擊猶大人、到了瑪利沙。
- 於是亞撒出去、與他迎敵、就在瑪利沙的洗法谷、彼此擺陣。
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- And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
- Therefore he said unto Judah, 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 hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
- And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
- And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
- Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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