---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: 2 Chronicles from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 14
verse_count: 15
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), 2 Chronicles, chap. 14, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# 2 Chronicles 14

*Asa destroyeth idolatry, overtttroweth Zerah, and spoileth the Ethiopians.*

**1** So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
**2** And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God;
**3** For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves;
**4** And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
**5** Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
**6** And he built fenced cities in Judah; for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.
**7** Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
**8** And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand: and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and four-score thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.
**9** And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; ana came unto Mareshah.
**10** Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
**11** And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power; help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
**12** So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
**13** And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
**14** And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
**15** They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.