2 Chronicles 15:16

16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother. That's because she had made a pole that was used to worship the goddess Asherah. The LORD hated it. So Asa cut it down. He broke it up. He burned it in the Kidron Valley.

2 Chronicles 15:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 16-18. And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king,
&c.] Or rather his grandmother, ( 1 Kings 15:10 ) ,

he removed her from being queen;
the Septuagint version is, "that she should not minister to Astarte"; which was the goddess of the Zidonians; of this and the two next verses, (See Gill on 1 Kings 15:13), (See Gill on 1 Kings 15:14), (See Gill on 1 Kings 15:15).

2 Chronicles 15:16 In-Context

14 They took an oath and made a promise to the Lord. They praised him out loud. They shouted. They blew trumpets and horns.

15 All of the people of Judah were happy about the promise they had made. They turned to God with all their heart. When they did, they found him. So the LORD gave them peace and rest on every side.

16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother. That's because she had made a pole that was used to worship the goddess Asherah. The LORD hated it. So Asa cut it down. He broke it up. He burned it in the Kidron Valley.

17 Asa didn't remove the high places from Israel. But he committed his whole life completely to the Lord.

18 He and his father had set apart silver, gold and other articles to the Lord. He brought them into God's temple.