Verse 16
2 Chronicles 15:16
American Standard Version
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And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/גַֽם מַעֲכָ֞ה אֵ֣ם אָסָ֣א הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ הֱסִירָ/הּ֙ מִ/גְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר עָשְׂתָ֥ה לַ/אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה מִפְלָ֑צֶת וַ/יִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת מִפְלַצְתָּ֔/הּ וַ/יָּ֕דֶק וַ/יִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּ/נַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן
English Translation
And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, removed her from being queen because she had made a horrifying image for the Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrifying image and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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Chapter 15 Context
1
And the Spirit of God (Elohim) came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
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and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah...
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Now for a long season Israel was without the true God (Elohim), and without a teaching priest, and w...
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But when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, and sought him, he...
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And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexat...
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And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God (Elohim) did v...
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But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
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And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away...
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9
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasse...
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10
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the r...
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11
And they sacrificed unto Jehovah in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxe...
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12
And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of their fathers, with all thei...
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and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, should be put to death, wheth...
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And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornet...
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And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with the...
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And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an ab...
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But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all...
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And he brought into the house of God (Elohim) the things that his father had dedicated, and that he...
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And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
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