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1He also putaway the malecultprostitutes from the land and 2removedall the idolswhich his fathers had made.
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3He alsoremovedMaacah his mother from being queenmother, because she had made a horridimage as an Asherah; and Asacutdown her horridimage and 4burned it at the brookKidron.
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5But the highplaces were not takenaway; nevertheless6the heart of Asa was whollydevoted to the LORDall his days.
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.