15 All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought Him [a]earnestly, and He let them find Him. So (A)the Lord gave them rest on every side.

16 (B)He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image [b]as (C)an Asherah, and (D)Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron. 17 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:15 Lit with their whole desire
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or for Asherah