15:16a King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah

King Asa would not let Maacah his grandmother
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King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah

15:16b from her position as queen mother

have the title of queen any longer.
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from her position as mother of the king.

15:16c because she had made a detestable Asherah pole.

This was because she had made a disgusting image for the worship of Asherah.
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He did this because she made a horrible idol to worship representing the goddess Asherah.

15:16d Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it,

Asa cut her idol down, broke it into pieces,
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King Asa ⌊had his workers⌋ cut it down, chop it into pieces,

15:16e and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

and burned the pieces in the Kidron Valley.
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and burn it in the Kidron Valley.

15:16a–e (reordered)

King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting idol for worshiping Asherah. Asa cut it down, broke it into pieces, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. Then he took away the title of “Mother of the King” from her.

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