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Aviyah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son became king in his place; during his time the land was quiet for ten years.
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Asa did what was good and right from the perspective of ADONAI his God;
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for he removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashing the standing-stones and chopping down the sacred poles.
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He ordered Y'hudah to seek ADONAI, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the Torah and the mitzvah.
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He removed the high places and pillars for sun-worship from all the cities of Y'hudah, and under him the kingdom was quiet.
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Because the land was quiet, and he had no war during those years, since ADONAI had given him rest, he built fortified cities in Y'hudah.
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"Let's build these cities," he said to Y'hudah; "we'll surround them with walls, towers, gates and bars. The land is there for us to use, because we have sought ADONAI our God; we have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and prospered.