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2 Chronicles 15:15-17
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2 Chronicles 15:15-17
EasyEnglish Bible
15 All Judah's people were happy to make this promise, because they truly wanted to serve the Lord. They wanted him to help them and he answered them.
After that, the Lord made them safe from their enemies all around them.
Asa punishes Maakah because she worshipped idols
16 King Asa also told his grandmother Maakah that she could no longer have authority as the Queen Mother.[a] This was because she had made a disgusting Asherah pole to worship. Asa cut down the Asherah pole and he burned it in the Kidron Valley.[b] 17 Asa did not remove the altars on all the hills in Israel, but he served the Lord faithfully for his whole life.
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2 Chronicles 15:15-17
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2 Chronicles 15:15-17
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15 All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God(A) eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest(B) on every side.
16 King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maakah(C) from her position as queen mother,(D) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah.(E) Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley.(F) 17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.
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