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Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> King Asa even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Also he removed Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made an abominable image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her abominable image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He also removed Maacah, King Asa’s mother, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for [the goddess] Asherah. Asa cut down her idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Brook Kidron. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> King Asa also removed Maacah, his grandmother, from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image, then crushed it and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> King Asa also removed Maacah, his grandmother, from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image, then crushed it and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Asa's grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting idol of the goddess Asherah, so he cut it down, crushed it, and burned it in Kidron Valley. Then he removed Maacah from her position as queen mother. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she made a statue of the repulsive goddess Asherah. Asa cut the statue down, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> King Asa removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made an obscene idol of the fertility goddess Asherah. Asa cut down the idol, chopped it up, and burned the pieces in Kidron Valley. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> King Asa removed his mother Maacah from her position as Queen Mother because she had made a detestable image dedicated to Asherah. He cut down his mother's idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Kidron Brook. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a> King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burned it at the brook Kidron. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king—he has removed her from [being] mistress, in that she has made for an Asherah a horrible thing, and Asa cuts down her horrible thing, and beats [it] small, and burns [it] by the Brook of Kidron: <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king -- he hath removed her from being mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth it small, and burneth it by the brook Kidron: <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And also Maachah, Asa's mother, the king removed her from queen because she made terror for a statue: and Asa will cut off her terror, and beat small, and burn in the torrent Kidron.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Moreover Maacha the mother of king Asa he deposed from the royal authority, because she had made in a grove an idol of Priapus: and he entirely destroyed it, and breaking it into pieces, burnt it at the torrent Cedron. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then too, Maacah, the mother of king Asa, he deposed from the august authority, because she had made an idol of Priapus within a sacred grove. And he entirely crushed it, breaking it into pieces, and he burned it at the torrent Kidron. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a> He also deposed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene object for Asherah; Asa cut down this object, smashed it, and burnt it in the Wadi Kidron. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> King Asa even removed his mother Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the Wadi Kidron.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And also Maachah the mother of Asa he removed from being queen mother, because she had a feast to her idols; and Asa cut down her idols and burned them at the brook Kidron. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also he removed Maaka the mother of Asa from his kingdom, because she made a feast for her images, and Asa cut off her images and he burned them in the valley of Qedrown.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he removed Maacha his mother from being priestess to Astarte; and he cut down the idol, and burnt it in the brook of Kedron. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3589" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Asa's Reforms</a> …15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side. 16<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/609.htm" title="609: ’ā·sā (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps healer, an Isr. name. Of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.">Asa</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hĕ·sî·rāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’êm (N-fsc) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">his grandmother</a> <a href="/hebrew/4601.htm" title="4601: ma·‘ă·ḵāh (N-proper-fs) -- An Israelite name, also a non-Isr. name, also a region in Syria. ">Maacah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1377.htm" title="1377: mig·gə·ḇî·rāh (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Lady, queen. Feminine of gbiyr; a mistress.">from her position as queen mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">she had made</a> <a href="/hebrew/4656.htm" title="4656: mip̄·lā·ṣeṯ (N-fs) -- Horrid thing. From palats; a terror, i.e. An idol.">a detestable</a> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm" title="842: la·’ă·šê·rāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or masheyrah; from 'ashar; happy; Asherah a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.">Asherah pole.</a> <a href="/hebrew/609.htm" title="609: ’ā·sā (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps healer, an Isr. name. Of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.">Asa</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: way·yiḵ·rōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">chopped down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4656.htm" title="4656: mip̄·laṣ·tāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Horrid thing. From palats; a terror, i.e. An idol.">the pole,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1854.htm" title="1854: way·yā·ḏeq (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To crush, pulverize, thresh. A primitive root; to crush crumble.">crushed it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: way·yiś·rōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">and burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/6939.htm" title="6939: qiḏ·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps dusky, a wadi E. of Jer. From qadar; dusky place; Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem.">it in the Kidron</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: bə·na·ḥal (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">Valley.</a> 17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a> You shall have no other gods before Me. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6-11</a> If 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, / the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), / you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him. ... <a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5-7</a> Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. / So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely. / At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites. <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a> He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15</a> He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a> Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22-23</a> But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. / For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” <a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9</a> You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back. <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</a> He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. / He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. / He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace. <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6</a> And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah. <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a> However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.” <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17</a> So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">2 Chronicles 34:33</a> And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a> Anyone 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;</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.Maachah<a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a> 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.the mother.<a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">1 Kings 15:2,10</a> Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom… he removed<a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</a> For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: … <a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Exodus 32:27,28</a> And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour… <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6-8</a> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; … idol [heb] horror <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</a> For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: … <a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7</a> And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.<a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a> And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-10.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Asherah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-9.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">Grove</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Horrid</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Image</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">Kidron</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Maacah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Maachah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-10.htm">Position</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-12.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">Stamped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Asherah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-16.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-18.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Grove</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Horrid</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">Image</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">Kidron</a> <a href="/genesis/22-24.htm">Maacah</a> <a href="/genesis/22-24.htm">Maachah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Position</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-6.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Stamped</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 15</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, </a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">make a solemn covenant with God</a> 16. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry</a> 18. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The queen mother held significant influence in the royal court, often advising the king and participating in state affairs. Asa's decision to depose Maacah demonstrates his commitment to eradicating idolatry, even when it involved family. This act aligns with the biblical principle of prioritizing God's commandments over familial ties, as seen in <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a>.because she had made a detestable Asherah pole The Asherah pole was associated with the worship of Asherah, a Canaanite goddess linked to fertility and often considered a consort of Baal. Such idolatrous practices were strictly forbidden in Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-21.htm">Deuteronomy 16:21-22</a>). The term "detestable" underscores the abomination of idolatry in the eyes of God. Asa's actions reflect the Deuteronomic reforms that sought to centralize worship in Jerusalem and eliminate pagan influences.Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley The destruction of the Asherah pole was thorough, signifying a complete rejection of idolatry. The Kidron Valley, located east of Jerusalem, was often used as a place for disposing of impurities and idols (<a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a>). This act of burning in the Kidron Valley symbolizes purification and the removal of sin from the community. Asa's actions prefigure the cleansing work of Christ, who purifies believers from sin (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_asa.htm">King Asa</a> The third king of the Kingdom of Judah, known for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/m/maacah.htm">Maacah</a> Asa's grandmother, who held the influential position of queen mother. She was deposed by Asa due to her idolatrous practices. 3. <a href="/topical/a/asherah_pole.htm">Asherah Pole</a> A wooden object associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, considered idolatrous and repulsive in the eyes of the Lord. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kidron_valley.htm">Kidron Valley</a> A valley located on the eastern side of Jerusalem, often associated with the disposal of impurities and idols in biblical times.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_godly_leadership.htm">Commitment to Godly Leadership</a> Asa's actions demonstrate the importance of prioritizing God's commandments over familial ties. Leaders must be willing to make difficult decisions to uphold righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> The removal of the Asherah pole highlights the need to eliminate anything in our lives that competes with our devotion to God. Idolatry can take many forms, and we must be vigilant in identifying and removing it. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_family.htm">The Influence of Family</a> Maacah's position as queen mother shows the potential influence of family members on our spiritual lives. We must discern and address any negative influences, even from those closest to us. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_public_testimony.htm">The Importance of Public Testimony</a> Asa's public act of destroying the Asherah pole serves as a testimony to his commitment to God. Our actions should reflect our faith and serve as a witness to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 15</a> <a href="/q/why_is_kidron_valley_important.htm">What is the significance of Kidron Valley?</a> <a href="/q/when_did_king_baasha_die.htm">In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)</a> <a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_abijam's_mother_named_differently.htm">In 1 Kings 15:2, why does Abijam's mother appear as 'Maachah,' while 2 Chronicles 13:2 identifies her differently?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) And also concerning Maachah.--<a href="/context/2_chronicles/15-16.htm" title="And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.">2Chronicles 15:16-18</a> are a duplicate of <a href="/context/1_kings/15-13.htm" title="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.">1Kings 15:13-15</a>, with a few unimportant variations. See the commentary there.The mother of Asa the king--i.e., his grandmother. (See <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm" title="He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.">2Chronicles 13:2</a>; and <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm" title="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.">1Kings 15:13</a>). Others have supposed that Maachah the mother of Abijah, and Maachah the "mother" of Asa, were different persons, the former being the daughter of Absalom, the latter the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There are really no grounds for this. Maachah, the mother of Abijah, enjoyed the rank of queen-mother not only during his short reign of three years, but also during that of her grandson Asa, until deposed by him on account of her idolatry.Queen.--Gebirah, lady, mistress; but always used of a queen. Compare the position of Athaliah (<a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm" title="Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.">2Chronicles 22:2</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Maachah the mother of Asa; i.e. the grandmother (<a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">2 Chronicles 11:20-22</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">2 Chronicles 13:2</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">1 Kings 15:2, 10, 13</a>) of Asa; and the statement amounts to this, that Asa removed her from the dignity she had enjoyed, with all its influences of "queen-mother." An idol in a grove. This, probably, literally translated, says, an hideous fright for, i.e. in place of Asherah, i.e. Ashtoreth, or Astarte; but some translate to Asherah. The word we translate "an hideous fright" (מִפְלָצֶת) occurs only here and in the parallel (<a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a>), and its derivation root guides to this rendering; but some give it the idea of an object of reverent fear among idols. Asa cut down. So it was enjoined (<a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Exodus 34:13-15</a>). And stamped it; Hebrew, וַיָּדֶק; hiph. of דָקַק; the meaning being "stamped it" in the dust, from its upright position, finally burning it. The word is used in <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4, 7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6, 15</a>; <a href="/exodus/30-36.htm">Exodus 30:36</a>; <a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Micah 4:13</a>. The word used in the parallel is "cut off;" or "cut down; of course also preparatory to burning. At the brook Kidron. The Kidron was a torrent rather than a brook. It flowed between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, and finally emptied itself into the Dead Sea. The references to Kidron in the Old Testament are interesting, but all reinvested with heightened interest from those in the New Testament (<a href="/john/18-1.htm">John 18:1</a>, compared with what the parallels infer; <a href="/mark/14-26.htm">Mark 14:26</a>; <a href="/luke/22-39.htm">Luke 22:39</a>). The first two references in the Old Testament are <a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-37.htm">1 Kings 2:37</a>. Passing these, the present place, with its parallel, brings the Kidren valley next under notice as, the place of destruction for Maachah's obscene phallic abomination, and then (<a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">2 Kings 11:16</a>) as the place where Athalish was destroyed. Its associations are similar when spoken of in <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4, 6, 12</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">2 Chronicles 29:16</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a>, becoming the "regular receptacle for the impurities and abominations of the idol-worship, when removed from the temple and destroyed by the adherents of Jehovah." In the time of Josiah, this valley was the common burying-place of the city (<a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm">Jeremiah 26:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40</a>). (For Robinson's description of the modern state of the Kidron valley, see Dr. Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' 2:14-16). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>King הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Asa אָסָ֣א (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name also וְגַֽם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and removed הֱסִירָהּ֙ (hĕ·sî·rāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside his grandmother אֵ֣ם ׀ (’êm) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) Maacah מַעֲכָ֞ה (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4601.htm">Strong's 4601: </a> Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria as the queen mother, מִגְּבִירָ֔ה (mig·gə·ḇî·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1377.htm">Strong's 1377: </a> Lady, queen because אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that she had made עָשְׂתָ֥ה (‘ā·śə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make a detestable מִפְלָ֑צֶת (mip̄·lā·ṣeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4656.htm">Strong's 4656: </a> A terror, an idol Asherah pole. לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה (la·’ă·šê·rāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_842.htm">Strong's 842: </a> A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Asa אָסָא֙ (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name chopped down וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the pole, מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ (mip̄·laṣ·tāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4656.htm">Strong's 4656: </a> A terror, an idol crushed it, וַיָּ֕דֶק (way·yā·ḏeq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> To crush, pulverize, thresh and burned וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף (way·yiś·rōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> To be, on fire it in the Kidron קִדְרֽוֹן׃ (qiḏ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6939.htm">Strong's 6939: </a> Kidron -- perhaps 'dusky', a wadi East of Jerusalem Valley. בְּנַ֥חַל (bə·na·ḥal) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:16 Also Maacah the mother of Asa (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>