He was (A)twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. (B)He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. (C)He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the [a]Asherah. He also broke in pieces (D)the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called [b]Nehushtan.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:4 I.e. a wooden symbol of a female deity
  2. 2 Kings 18:4 I.e. a piece of bronze