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2 Chronicles 15:16
New International Version
2 Chronicles 15:16
New International Version
16 King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maakah(A) from her position as queen mother,(B) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah.(C) Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley.(D)
2 Chronicles 15:16
King James Version
2 Chronicles 15:16
King James Version
16 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.
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2 Chronicles 15:16
New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 15:16
New Living Translation
16 King Asa even deposed his grandmother[a] Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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- 15:16 Hebrew his mother.
2 Chronicles 15:16
English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 15:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)Even Maacah, (B)his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image (C)for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, (D)crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.
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