Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil.
And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
And they attacked all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God.
Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.
And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
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