1 Kings 15:13

Bible › 1 Kings › Chapter 15 › Verse 13

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.He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

In other translations

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.He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Hebrew words

וְגַם׀vegamand alsoH1571אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַעֲכָהma'akhahMaacahH4601אִמּוֹ'imomother hisH517וַיְסִרֶהָvaysirehaand he removed herH5493מִגְּבִירָהmigevirahfrom queen-motherH1377אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834עָשְׂתָה'asetahshe had madeH6213מִפְלֶצֶתmifletzetan abominable imageH4656לָאֲשֵׁרָהla'asherahto <the> Asherah poleH842וַיִּכְרֹתvaiyikhrotand he cut downH3772אָסָא'asa'AsaH609אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִפְלַצְתָּהּmiflatztahabominable image herH4656וַיִּשְׂרֹףvaiyisrofand he burned [it]H8313בְּנַחַלbenachalin [the] wadi ofH5158קִדְרוֹן׃kidronKidronH6939

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Asa, Maacah

Places: Kidron

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