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There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
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The remainder of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
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Abijam slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son became king in his place.
The Reign of Asa in Judah
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.
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He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [was] Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
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Asa did right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his ancestor.
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He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors made.
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Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, [as] she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi Kidron.
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But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.
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He brought the holy objects of his father and his [own] holy objects to the house of Yahweh, silver and gold and utensils.
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There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all of their days.