11 Asa did what was right in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestor David had done.(A) 12 He banished the male cult prostitutes(B) from the land and removed all of the idols that his ancestors had made.(C) 13 He also(D) removed his grandmother[a] Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image and burned it(E) in the Kidron Valley.(F)

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  1. 15:13 Lit mother

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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