9. Zerah from Ethiopia led an army of a million soldiers and three hundred chariots to the town of Mareshah in Judah.
10. Asa met him there, and the two armies prepared for battle in Zephathah Valley.
11. Asa prayed: Lord God, only you can help a powerless army defeat a stronger one. So we depend on you to help us. We will fight against this powerful army to honour your name, and we know that you won't be defeated. You are the Lord our God.
12. The Lord helped Asa and his army defeat the Ethiopians. The enemy soldiers ran away,