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There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.
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As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.
Asa King of Judah
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
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and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
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Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
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He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.
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He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.
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He brought into the temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
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There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.