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[a] Asa did what was right and good in the Lord his God’s eyes. He removed the foreign altars and shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the sacred poles,[b] and urged Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, by doing what the Instruction and the commandments required.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 14:2 14:1 in Heb
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:3 Heb asherim, perhaps objects devoted to the goddess Asherah; cf 1 Kgs 15:13

Asa King of Judah(A)

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B) He removed the foreign altars(C) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(D) and cut down the Asherah poles.[a](E) He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(F) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles