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Now Zerah the Ethiopian ^(j)came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to ^(k)Mareshah.

So Asa went out ^[f]to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

Then Asa ^(l)called to the Lord his God and said, " Lord , there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, ^(m)for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord , You are our God; let not man prevail against You."

So ⁽ⁿ⁾the Lord ^[g]routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as ^(o)Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that ^[h]they could not recover, for they were shattered before the Lord and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder.

They ^[i]destroyed all the cities around Gerar, ^(p)for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

They also struck down ^[j]those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.