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2 Chronicles 15:16-18

King James Version (KJV)

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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. 17. But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. 18. And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

2 Chronicles 15:16-18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 15:16

Theological / Devotional

Maachah. With vs. 16-18 compare 1 Kings 15:13-15. The variations are few and unimportant.

Mother of Asa. Actually the grandmother, for Maachah was the mother of Abijah (see 2 Chron. 11:20; see on 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Chron. 2:7).

Idol. Heb. miphleseth. This word indicates some horrible idol (see on 1 Kings 15:13).

In a grove. Literally, “for Asherah.”

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