4
Nevertheless, for David's sake ADONAI his God gave him a lamp burning in Yerushalayim by establishing his son after him and making Yerushalayim secure.
5
For David had done what was right from ADONAI's perspective; he had not turned away from anything he had ordered him to do, as long as he lived, except in the matter of Uriyah the Hitti.
6
There was war between Rechav'am and Yarov'am as long as he lived.
7
Other activities of Aviyam and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Y'hudah. But there was war between Aviyam and Yarov'am.
8
Aviyam slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son became king in his place.
9
It was in the twentieth year of Yarov'am king of Isra'el that Asa began his reign over Y'hudah.
10
He ruled forty-one years in Yerushalayim; his [grand]mother's name was Ma'akhah the daughter of Avishalom.
11
Asa did what was right from the perspective of ADONAI, as David his ancestor had done.
12
He rid the land of cult-prosti-tutes and removed all the idols his ancestors had made.
13
He also deposed Ma'akhah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a disgusting image as an asherah. Asa cut down this image of hers and burned it in Vadi Kidron.
14
But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted with ADONAI throughout his life.