15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and (A)sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them (B)rest all around.

16 Also he removed (C)Maachah, the [a]mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of [b]Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. 17 But (D)the [c]high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or grandmother
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:16 A Canaanite deity
  3. 2 Chronicles 15:17 Places for pagan worship

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