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8 And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.
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And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah,
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In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
10 and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
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and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
11 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done.
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Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
12 He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
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He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.
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