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11 Asa practiced what the Lord considered to be right, just like his ancestor David. 12 He also removed the male cult prostitutes[a] from the land and destroyed all the idols that his ancestors had made. 13 He removed his mother Maacah from her position as Queen Mother because she had made a detestable image dedicated to Asherah.[b] Asa cut down his mother’s idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Kidron Brook.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:12 Or sodomites
  2. 1 Kings 15:13 I.e. cultic pillars erected in worship to Canaanite deities