The Cushite Invasion

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears,(A) and two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors. Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and three hundred[a] chariots. They came as far as Mareshah. 10 So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 14:9 Syr, Arabic read 30,000

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