1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariahson of Oded. 2 So he went out to meet Asaand said to him, "Listen to me, Asaand all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. 3 For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law. 4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them. 5 In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts. 6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity. 7 But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."
Asa’s Reforms
8 When Asaheard these words and the prophecy of Azariahson of Oded15:8 Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 1 and LXX); Hebrew does not include Azariah son of.the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. 9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
10 So they gathered together in Jerusalemin the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back. 12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. 13 And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. 14 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. 15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
16 King Asaalso removed his grandmother15:16 Hebrew his motherMaacahfrom her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asachopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17 The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days. 18 And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
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Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Maacah, daughter of Absalom, was the wife of Rehoboam, who loved her more than his other wives, and mother of Abijah. King Asa removed her from being queen mother because she had made an image for Asherah (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
The Kidron is a valley and brook outside Jerusalem, where Asa burned the Asherah image and where altars removed from the temple were thrown. Jesus crossed the valley with his disciples and entered an olive grove (John 18:1).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).