2 Chronicles 15:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with their whole heart and sought him with complete desire. The Lord was found by them,(A) and gave them rest on every side.
16 (B)He also deposed Maacah, the mother[a] of King Asa, from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene object for Asherah; Asa cut down this object, smashed it, and burnt it in the Wadi Kidron. 17 The high places did not disappear from Israel, yet Asa’s heart was undivided as long as he lived.
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- 15:16 Mother: see note on 1 Kgs 15:10.
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