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They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
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They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
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and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
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All Yehudah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
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Also Ma`akhah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
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But the high places were not taken away out of Yisra'el: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
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He brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
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There was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.