9Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah. 10So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11Then Asa called to YHVH his God and said, “YHVH, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O YHVH our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O YHVH, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.” 12So YHVH routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 13Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were shattered before YHVH and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder. 14They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of YHVH had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. 15They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Syncing the end from the beginning
