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He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the LORD throughout his life.
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He brought into the Temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated.
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There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel.
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.