1 Kings 15:13-16

13 He also removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she made a statue of the repulsive goddess Asherah. Asa cut the statue down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14 Although the illegal worship sites were not torn down, Asa remained committed to the LORD his entire life.

15 He brought into the LORD's temple the silver, the gold, and the utensils he and his father had set apart as holy.

16 There was war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel as long as they lived.

1 Kings 15:13-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

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.