- 又在犹大建造了几座坚固城。国中太平数年,没有战争,因为耶和华赐他平安。
- 他对犹大人说,我们要建造这些城邑,四围筑墙,盖楼,安门,作闩。地还属我们,是因寻求耶和华我们的神。我们既寻求他,他就赐我们四境平安。于是建造城邑,诸事亨通。
- 亚撒的军兵,出自犹大拿盾牌拿枪的三十万人。出自便雅悯拿盾牌拉弓的二十八万人。这都是大能的勇士。
- 有古实王谢拉率领军兵一百万,战车三百辆,出来攻击犹大人,到了玛利沙。
- 于是亚撒出去与他迎敌,就在玛利沙的洗法谷彼此摆阵。
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- He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the LORD gave him rest.
- "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 on every side." So they built and prospered.
- Asa had an army of three hundred thousand 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.
- Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with a vast army and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
- Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
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