2 Chronicles 15:16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 King Asa(A) also removed Maacah, his grandmother,[a](B) from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image, then crushed it and burned it in the Kidron Valley.(C)
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- 2 Chronicles 15:16 Lit mother; 1Kg 15:2; 2Ch 11:22
2 Chronicles 15:16
King James Version
16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
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2 Chronicles 15:16
English Standard Version
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.
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