2 Chronicles 15:16

KJV

And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

— 2 Chronicles 15:16, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. The prophet Azariah encourages Asa that if he seeks God, God will be found, but if he abandons God, God will abandon him. Asa renews the reform, removing the detestable idols throughout Judah and Benjamin and from cities he captured …

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Other Translations

ASV

And also Maacah, 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.

YLT

And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king--he hath removed her from <FI>being<Fi> mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth <FI>it<Fi> small, and burneth <FI>it<Fi> by the brook Kidron:

BBE

And Asa would not let Maacah, his mother, be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had her image cut down and broken up and burned by the stream Kidron.

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