Asa Reigns over Judah

14 ^[a](A)So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son became king in his place. The land was quiet for ten years during his days.

^2 [b]And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Yahweh his God, ³ for he removed ^(B)the foreign altars and ^(C)high places, shattered the sacred pillars, cut the ^[c](D)Asherim in pieces, ⁴ and said for Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. ⁵ He also ^[d]removed the high places and the ^(E)incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was quiet before him. ^6 (F)And he built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was quiet, and ^[e]there was no one at war with him during those years, ^(G)because Yahweh had given him rest. ⁷ And he said to Judah, “^(H)Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ^[f]ours because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.