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for he removed (A)the foreign altars and (B)high places, shattered the sacred pillars, cut the [a](C)Asherim in pieces, and said for Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. He also [b]removed the high places and the (D)incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was quiet before him.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 14:3 Wooden symbols of a female deity
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:5 Or took away, cf. 2 Kin 15:35; 18:4; 2 Chr 17:6

He removed the foreign altars(A) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(B) and cut down the Asherah poles.[a](C) He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(D) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. He removed the high places(E) and incense altars(F) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

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