2 Chronicles 15:16 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers H4601 And also concerning Maachah H517 the mother H609 of Asa H4428 the king H5493 , he removed [H8689] H1377 her from being queen H6213 , because she had made [H8804] H4656 an idol H842 in a grove H609 : and Asa H3772 cut down [H8799] H4656 her idol H1854 , and stamped [H8686] H8313 it, and burnt [H8799] H5158 it at the brook H6939 Kidron. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also Maacah, King Asa's mother, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for [the goddess] Asherah. Asa cut down her idol, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Asa the king even removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she had made an image of Asherah. Asa cut down her image, pulverized it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. |