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That day they sacrificed to ADONAI 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep from the spoil they had brought;
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and they entered into a covenant to seek ADONAI, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their being;
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[they also agreed] that whoever refused to seek ADONAI the God of Isra'el should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
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They swore this to ADONAI in a loud voice, with shouting and blowing of trumpets and shofars.
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All Y'hudah was full of joy at this oath; for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with all their will; and they found him, and ADONAI gave them rest all around.
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Asa the king also deposed Ma'akhah his [grand]mother from her position as queen mother, because she had made a disgusting image for an asherah. Asa cut down this image of hers, chopped it into tiny pieces and burned it in Vadi Kidron.
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But the high places were not removed from Isra'el. Nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted throughout his life.
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He brought into the house of God all the articles his father had consecrated, also the things he himself had consecrated - silver, gold and utensils.
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There was no more war through the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.