2 Chronicles 14:3
for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,
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2Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
Cross References
Exodus 34:13but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim;
Deuteronomy 7:5But you shall deal with them like this: you shall break down their altars, and dash their pillars in pieces, and cut down their Asherim, and burn their engraved images with fire.
Judges 6:25It happened the same night, that the Lord said to him, "Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it;
1 Kings 14:22Judah did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah: and he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for in those days the children of Israel burned incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan.
2 Kings 23:14He broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:2-9
Asa King of Judah. ( b. c. 955.) 1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4 And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away out of… Read the whole commentary →