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11 Asa obeyed the Lord, as David had done. 12 (A) He forced the prostitutes[a] at the shrines to leave the country, and he got rid of the idols his ancestors had made. 13 His own grandmother Maacah had made an idol of Asherah, and Asa took it and burned it in Kidron Valley. Then he removed Maacah from her position as queen mother.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 15.12 prostitutes: See the note at 14.24.
  2. 15.13 queen mother: Or “the mother of the king,” an important position in biblical times (see 2.19).

11 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David(A) had done. 12 He expelled the male shrine prostitutes(B) from the land and got rid of all the idols(C) his ancestors had made. 13 He even deposed his grandmother Maakah(D) from her position as queen mother,(E) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down(F) and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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