^12 (A)And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul,

¹³ but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, ^(A)should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

^16 (A)Even Maacah, ^(B)his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image ^(C)for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, ^(D)crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.