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11 Asa did the right things in the Lord’s eyes, just like his father David. 12 He removed the consecrated workers[a] from the land, and he did away with all the worthless idols that his predecessors had made. 13 He even removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she had made an image of Asherah. Asa cut down her image and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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  1. 1 Kings 15:12 Traditionally cultic prostitutes

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