1 Kings 15:13-16

15:13 He also removed Maacah his grandmother ¹  from her position as queen because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 15:14 The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. ²  15:15 He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the Lord’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. ³ 

15:16 Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.

² tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete with the Lord all his days.”

³ tn Heb “and he brought the holy things of his father and his holy things (into) the house of the Lord, silver, gold, and items.” Instead of “his holy things,” a marginal reading (Qere) in the Hebrew text has “the holy things of [the house of the Lord].”

⁴ tn Heb “There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.”