# The First War of the King of Ethiopia

Source: https://enocharchive.com/battles/first-war-of-the-king-of-ethiopia (Enoch Archive).

Three months after Zion came to Ethiopia, the Kebra Nagast says, the king set out to war from the capital with his mother Makeda and with Zion. The Levites carried the Tabernacle of the Law, Azariah and Elmeyas bearing it, while the mighty men of Israel marched on every side singing psalms. From a camp at Maya Abaw they laid waste the district of Zawa with Hadeya, old enemies, and then a city at Gerra.

Later they reached Saba in one day and wasted Noba and the land as far as the border of Egypt. The kings of Medyam and Egypt sent gifts, and the King of India brought tribute and did homage. The book says no one defeated the king, because Zion wore out the strength of his enemies, and his army covered three months of road in a day.

**category:** Royal

**era:** Kings and Prophets

**outcome:** Ethiopian victory; the kings of Medyam, Egypt and India send gifts or tribute

**divine intervention:** true

**participants:** The King of Ethiopia (Menyelek, called David), Queen Makeda, the Levites and mighty men of Israel carrying Zion, against Zawa with Hadeya, Gerra, Noba and Saba