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1Asadidwhat was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.
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2He also putaway the malecultprostitutes from the land and 3removedall the idolswhich his fathers had made.
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4He alsoremovedMaacah his mother from being queenmother, because she had made a horridimage as an Asherah; and Asacutdown her horridimage and 5burned it at the brookKidron.
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6But the highplaces were not takenaway; nevertheless7the heart of Asa was whollydevoted to the LORDall his days.
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8He brought into the house of the LORD the dedicatedthings of his father and his own dedicatedthings: silver and gold and utensils.
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9Now there was warbetweenAsa and Baashaking of Israelall their days.
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10Baashaking of Israelwent up againstJudah and 11fortifiedRamah12in order to prevent* anyone from going out or coming in to Asaking of Judah.
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Then 13Asatookall the silver and the gold which were left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king'shouse, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And 14KingAsasent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in 15Damascus, saying,
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"Let there be a 16treatybetween you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baashaking of Israel so that he will withdraw from me."
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So Ben-hadadlistened to KingAsa and sent the commanders of his armiesagainst the cities of Israel, and conquered17Ijon, 18Dan, 19Abel-beth-maacah and all20Chinneroth, besidesall the land of Naphtali.
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When Baashaheard of it, 21he ceasedfortifyingRamah and remained in 22Tirzah.
In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.