Study it in the app“And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being lady, because she had made for Asherah a horrid image; and Asa cut down her horrid image, ground it to dust and burned it at the brook Kidron.”
And alsoוְגַםMaacah,מַעֲכָהthe motherאֵםof Asaאָסָאthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְhe removedהֱסִירָהּfrom being lady,מִגְּבִירָהbecauseאֲשֶׁרshe had madeעָשְׂתָהfor Asherahלַאֲשֵׁרָהa horrid image;מִפְלָצֶתand Asaוַ אָסָאcut downיִּכְרֹתher horrid image,מִפְלַצְתָּהּground it to dustוַיָּדֶקand burned itוַיִּשְׂרֹףat the brookבְּנַחַלKidron.קִדְרוֹן
Maacah
Maacah, the name of several people, men and women; among them a son of Nahor and the daughter of the king of Geshur, David's wife and Absalom's mother. Also a small kingdom in the north.
Where else “maacha” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appearsAsa
Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).
Where else “asa” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsremove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “hesira” appearslady, mistress
Lady: the leading woman of the king's household, whether his chief wife or the queen mother; also the mistress of a female slave.
Where else “gevira” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “asta” appearsAsherah
Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.
Where else “ashera” appearshorrid thing, idol
Something that causes horror; a cult image dedicated to Asherah. The word comes from "shudder" and is used only of this image (1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 15:16). Its shape is not known.
Where else “miflatset” appearscut down
To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.
Where else “yichrot” appearscrush fine
Crush until very fine.
Where else “yadek” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “yisrof” appearstorrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appearsKidron
See it on the mapWhere else “kidron” appears“Mother” may mean “grandmother” here (11:20-22; 1 Kings 15:2, 10). “The lady”: the title of the queen mother.
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The reign of Asa
1 Kings 15:9-152 Chronicles 14:1-5
2 Chronicles 15:16-19
16And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being lady, because she had made for Asherah a horrid image; and Asa cut down her horrid image, ground it to dust and burned it at the brook Kidron. 17But the high places were not removed from Israel; only the heart of Asa was whole all his days. 18He brought into the house of Elohim the holy things of his father and his own holy things: silver and gold and vessels. 19And there was no war until year thirty-five of the reign of Asa.
9In year twenty of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa king of Judah began to reign. 10Forty and one years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 11Asa did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, like David his father. 12He drove the sacred prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13And also Maacah his mother he removed from being lady, because she had made a horrid image for Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron. 14But the high places were not removed; only the heart of Asa was whole with YHWH all his days. 15He brought the holy things of his father and the holy things of the house of YHWH: silver and gold and vessels.
1Abijah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2Asa did what was good and what was right in the eyes of YHWH his Elohim. 3He removed the foreign altars and the high places, broke the standing stones, and cut down the Asherahs. 4He told Judah to seek YHWH, Elohim of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5He removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Kidron
Today: Kidron Valley (Wadi en-Nar), Jerusalem
The valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, east of the city.
David crossed it as he fled from Absalom (2 Sam 15:23). Good kings burned idolatrous objects there (2 Kgs 23:4).
15All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for with all their heart they had sworn, and with all their will they had sought him, and he let himself be found by them; and YHWH gave them rest all around.
16 · This verse (above)
17But the high places were not removed from Israel; only the heart of Asa was whole all his days.
