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.
19
There weren't any more wars until the 35th year of Asa's rule.