2 Chronicles 15:15-19

15:15 All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the Lord and he responded to them. ¹  He made them secure on every side. ² 

15:16 King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother ³  from her position as queen mother ⁴  because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 15:17 The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. ⁵  15:18 He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. ⁶ 

Asa’s Failures

15:19 There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

[15:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and with all their desire they sought him and he allowed himself to be found by them.”

[15:15]  ² tn Heb “and the Lord gave them rest all around.”

[15:16]  ³ tn Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses “father” and “mother” for grandparents and even more remote ancestors.

[15:16]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term גְּבִירָה (gÿvirah) can denote “queen” or “queen mother” depending on the context. Here the latter is indicated, since Maacah was the wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijah.

[15:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete all his days.”

[15:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he brought the holy things of his father and his holy things [into] the house of God, silver, gold, and items.”