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King Asa of Judah

14 Abijah died and was buried in Jerusalem. Then his son Asa became king, and Judah had ten years of peace.

Asa obeyed the Lord his God and did right. He destroyed the local shrines[a] and the altars to foreign gods. He smashed the stone images of gods and cut down the sacred poles[b] used in worshiping the goddess Asherah.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.3 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.
  2. 14.3 sacred poles: Or “trees,” used as symbols of Asherah, the goddess of fertility.

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