1 Some time later, God spoke to Azariahson of Oded. 2 At once, Azariah went to Asaand said:
Listen to me, King Asaand you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lordwill be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.
3 For a long time, the people of Israel did not worship the true God or listen to priests who could teach them about God. They refused to obey God’s Law. 4 But whenever trouble came, Israel turned back to the Lordtheir God and worshiped him.
5 There was so much confusion in those days that it wasn’t safe to go anywhere in Israel. 6 Nations were destroying each other, and cities were wiping out other cities, because God was causing trouble and unrest everywhere.
7 So you must be brave. Don’t give up! God will honor you for obeying him.
8 As soon as Asaheard what Azariahthe prophet said, he gave orders for all the idols in Judah and Benjamin to be destroyed, including those in the towns he had captured in the territory of Ephraim. He also repaired the Lord's altar that was in front of the temple porch.
9 Asa called together the people from Judah and Benjamin, as well as the people from the territories of Ephraim, West Manasseh, and Simeon who were living in Judah. Many of these people were now loyal to Asa, because they had seen that the Lordwas with him.
10 In the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s rule, they all met in Jerusalem. 11 That same day, they took 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats from what they had brought back from Gerar and sacrificed them as offerings to the Lord. 12 They made a solemn promise to faithfully worship the LordGod their ancestors had worshiped, 13 and to put to death anyone who refused to obey him. 14 The crowd solemnly agreed to keep their promise to the Lord, then they celebrated by shouting and blowing trumpets and horns. 15 Everyone was happy because they had made this solemn promise, and in return, the Lordblessed them with peace from all their enemies.
16 Asa’s grandmother Maacahhad made a disgusting idol of the goddess Asherah, so he cut it down, crushed it, and burned it in Kidron Valley. Then he removed Maacahfrom her position as queen mother.15.16 queen mother: Or "the mother of the king," which was an important position in biblical times (see 1 Kings 2.19).17 As long as Asalived, he was faithful to the Lord, even though he did not destroy the local shrines15.17 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.in Israel. 18 He placed in the temple all the silver and gold objects that he and his father had dedicated to God.
19 There was peace in Judah until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s rule.
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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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).