³ He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.

⁵ This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.

¹⁴ He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. Then he desecrated these places by scattering human bones over them.

¹³ Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.

¹² He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols^[a] his ancestors had made. ¹³ He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. ¹⁴ Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.