2 Chronicles 15:16
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.
2 Chronicles 15:16 in other translations
| BSB | King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. |
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| WEB | Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burned it at the brook Kidron. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king--he hath removed her from being mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth it small, and burneth it by the brook Kidron: |
| DARBY | And also Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it in the valley Kidron. |
| BBE | And Asa would not let Maacah, his mother, be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had her image cut down and broken up and burned by the stream Kidron. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Chronicles 15:16 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
2 Chronicles 15:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 15:16
- 1 Kings 15:13-24
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days. And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. …
- 1 Kings 15:2
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
- 2 Kings 23:15
Moreover the altar that was at Beth–el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
- Exodus 34:13
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
- 2 Kings 23:6
And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
- 1 Kings 15:10
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
- Leviticus 26:30
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
- Mark 3:21
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
- Zechariah 13:3
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
- Mark 3:31-35
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! …
- 2 Chronicles 14:2-5
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
- Exodus 32:27-28
And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 15:13-24
the mother. that is, grandmother.
1Ki 15:2,10
he removed.
14:3-5; Ex 32:27,28; De 13:6-8; 33:9; Zec 13:3; Mr 3:21,31-35
2Co 5:16
idol. Heb. horror. cut down.
14:3-5; 34:7; Ex 32:20; Le 26:30; De 7:5,25,26; 9:21; 1Ki 15:14-24
2Ki 23:6,12,15
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
- 2 Chronicles 15:16
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.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
2 Chronicles 15:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aun á Maachâ madre del rey Asa, él mismo la depuso de su dignidad, porque había hecho un ídolo en el bosque: y Asa deshizo su ídolo, y lo desmenuzó, y quemó en el torrente de Cedrón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et même à Maaca, sa mère, le roi Asa ôta sa position de reine, parce qu’elle avait fait un simulacre pour Ashère; et Asa abattit son simulacre, et le broya, et le brûla dans la vallée du Cédron. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und auch Maaka, die Mutter des Königs Asa, setzte er ab, daß sie nicht mehr Königin wäre, weil sie der Aschera ein Götzenbild gemacht hatte; und Asa rottete ihr Götzenbild aus und zermalmte und verbrannte es im Tale Kidron. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et Maacham matrem Asa regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, eo quod fecisset in luco simulacrum Priapi: quod omne contrivit, et in frustra comminuens combussit in torrente Cedron. |