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1 Kings 15:12–14

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12aHe also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and bremoved all the idols which his fathers had made.

131aHe also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image 2for Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and bburned it at the brook Kidron.

14aBut the high places were not removed; nevertheless bthe heart of Asa was 1wholly devoted to Yahweh all his days.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit Also Maacah his mother and he removed her
  2. 2Or as an Asherah
  3. 1Lit complete with

Cross references

  1. aDeut 23:17; 1 Kin 14:24; 22:46
  2. b1 Kin 11:7, 8; 14:23; 2 Chr 14:2–5
  3. a2 Chr 15:16–18
  4. bEx 32:20
  5. a1 Kin 22:43; 2 Kin 12:3
  6. b1 Kin 8:61; 15:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron. But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley. Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He banished the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his ancestors had made. He also removed his grandmother Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image and burned it in the Kidron Valley. The high places were not taken away, but Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his entire life.

NLTNew Living Translation

He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors made. Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, as she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi Kidron. But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.