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8 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa was king after him.
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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 his rule over Judah.
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In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maacah.
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and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
11 Asa conducted himself well before God, reviving the ways of his ancestor David.
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Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
12 He cleaned house: He got rid of the sacred prostitutes and threw out all the idols his predecessors 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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