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2 Chronicles 15:14-16
Contemporary English Version
2 Chronicles 15:14-16
Contemporary English Version
14 The crowd solemnly agreed to keep their promise to the Lord, then they celebrated by shouting and blowing trumpets and horns. 15 Everyone was happy because they had made this solemn promise, and in return, the Lord blessed them with peace from all their enemies.
16 Asa's grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting idol of the goddess Asherah, so he cut it down, crushed it, and burned it in Kidron Valley. Then he removed Maacah from her position as queen mother.[a]
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- 15.16 queen mother: Or “the mother of the king,” which was an important position in biblical times (see 1 Kings 2.19).
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