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14 They also made a vow to the Lord with loud voices, shouting, trumpets, and horns. 15 Everybody in Judah was very glad to make their oath, because they had made their vow with all their heart and had sought him with all of their might,[a] and they found him! The Lord also gave them rest in their surrounding lands.

16 King Asa removed his mother Maacah from her position as Queen Mother because she had made a detestable image dedicated to Asherah.[b] He cut down his mother’s idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Kidron Brook.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:15 Or desire
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:16 I.e. cultic pillars erected in worship to Canaanite deities