Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Asa went out to meet Zerah the Ethiopian's invading army, leading Judah out and arranging his forces with the enemy in battle array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. That meeting of the two armies in the valley formed the setting for what followed. The confrontation set the stage for Asa to pray for God's help against a far larger force.
In that setting Asa relied on God rather than on his fortified cities or his trained army. He prayed for God's help in the face of the invasion. In answer to that prayer, God granted Judah victory.
Asa went out to meet Zerah the Ethiopian's invading army, leading Judah out and arranging his forces with the enemy in battle array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. That meeting of the two armies in the valley formed the setting for what followed. The confrontation set the stage for Asa to pray for God's help against a far larger force.
In that setting Asa relied on God rather than on his fortified cities or his trained army. He prayed for God's help in the face of the invasion. In answer to that prayer, God granted Judah victory.