² He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years.^(A) His mother’s name was Abijah^[a] daughter of Zechariah. ³ He did what was right^(B) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David^(C) had done. ⁴ He removed^(D) the high places,^(E) smashed the sacred stones^(F) and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake^(G) Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.^[b])