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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.
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Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
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Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.