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title = "2 Chronicles 14:1–15"
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date = "2025-01-25"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2Chronicles14.1-15)
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Abijah's son Asa succeeds him as king of Judah.
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The theme verse of his reign would be _v. 2_: "And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the <span style="font-variant-caps: small-caps">Lord</span> his God."
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In particular, he removed the places of idol worship and encouraged the people to seek after the Lord.
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Because of this, the Lord blessed Judah and gave it peace for the first ten years of Asa's reign.
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During that time, he built fortified cities and built up the army to be ready when they were needed.
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As in Abijah's reign, when Judah was outnumbered 2 to 1 by Israel, Zerah the Ethiopian invades Judah with an army almost twice its size.
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In the face of this threat, Asa realizes that his only recourse is to seek help from the Lord.
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The Lord graciously gave help and fought the Ethiopian army for Judah, and they pursued them and completely routed them, all the way to Gerar.
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Judah was able to take the Ethiopian army supplies and also plundered the cities surrounding Gerar because "the fear of the Lord was upon them." (_v. 14_)
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You help the poor and needy in the time of trouble, and You provide strength to the humble.
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