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1 Kings 15:13

He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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ASV

And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

KJV

And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְגַ֣ם׀ve.Gamand alsoH1571 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahMaacahH4601 →
אִמּ֗וֹ'i.Momother hisH517 →
וַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haand he removed herH5493 →
מִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.Rahfrom queen-motherH1377 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
עָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.Tahshe had madeH6213 →
מִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetan abominable imageH4656 →
לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.Rahto <the> Asherah poleH842 →
וַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.Rotand he cut downH3772 →
אָסָא֙'a.Sa'AsaH609 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.Tahabominable image herH4656 →
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.Rofand he burned [it]H8313 →
בְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalin [the] wadi ofH5158 →
קִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonKidronH6939 →

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Exodus 32:20Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.2 Kings 17:16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.John 18:1After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.2 Chronicles 34:4Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;1 Kings 15:10and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.Joshua 6:24Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.Deuteronomy 13:6–11If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,Deuteronomy 9:21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.Zechariah 13:3And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.2 Kings 23:12–15He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.1 Kings 15:2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.2 Samuel 15:23Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.Galatians 2:14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.Galatians 2:5–6We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.Matthew 12:46–50While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

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The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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