2 Chronicles 14:2-4

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Asa King of Judah^(A)

² Asa did what the Lord his God ·said was good and right [desired and approved]. ³ He removed the foreign altars and the ·places where gods were worshiped [^Lhigh places; 11:15]. He smashed the ·stone pillars that honored other gods [^Lpillars], and he ·tore [cut] down the Asherah [^Ca Canaanite fertility goddess] ·idols [poles; Deut. 7:5; 12:3; 16:21; Judg. 6:25, 28, 30; 2 Kin. 18:4]. ⁴ Asa commanded the people of Judah to ·follow [seek] the Lord, the God of their ·ancestors [fathers], and to obey his ·teachings [instructions; laws] and commandments.