³ He removed the foreign altars^(A) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones^(B) and cut down the Asherah poles.^[a](C)

⁵ This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles^[a](A) and burn their idols in the fire.^(B)

¹⁴ Josiah smashed^(A) the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles and covered the sites with human bones.^(B)

¹³ Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.^[a](A)

¹² He expelled the male shrine prostitutes^(A) from the land and got rid of all the idols^(B) his ancestors had made. ¹³ He even deposed his grandmother Maakah^(C) from her position as queen mother,^(D) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down^(E) and burned it in the Kidron Valley. ¹⁴ Although he did not remove^(F) the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed^(G) to the Lord all his life.

¹⁷ Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.

⁴ Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles^(A) and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.^(B)

⁶ He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the Lord to the Kidron Valley^(A) outside Jerusalem and burned it there. He ground it to powder^(B) and scattered the dust over the graves^(C) of the common people.^(D)

⁴ He removed^(A) the high places,^(B) smashed the sacred stones^(C) and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake^(D) Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.^[a])