1 Kings

1 Kings 15:12–14

¹²He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. ¹³He 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.

¹⁴The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

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1 Kings 15:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He banished	וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the male shrine prostitutes	הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים	haq·qə·ḏê·šîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6945 temple-prostitute
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and removed	וַיָּ֙סַר֙	way·yā·sar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the idols	הַגִּלֻּלִ֔ים	hag·gil·lu·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1544 idols
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
his fathers	אֲבֹתָֽיו׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
had made	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

1 Kings 15:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also	וְגַ֣ם׀	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
removed	וַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙	way·si·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5493 turn aside
his grandmother	אִמּ֗וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
Maacah	מַעֲכָ֣ה	ma·‘ă·ḵāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4601 Maakah
from	מִגְּבִירָ֔ה	mig·gə·ḇî·rāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H1377 lady, queen
because	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she had made	עָשְׂתָ֥ה	‘ā·śə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
a detestable	מִפְלֶ֖צֶת	mip̄·le·ṣeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4656 horrid thing
Asherah pole	לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה	lā·’ă·šê·rāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
Asa	אָסָא֙	’ā·sā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
chopped down	וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the pole	מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ	mip̄·laṣ·tāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4656 horrid thing
and burned	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
it in the Kidron	קִדְרֽוֹן׃	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
Valley	בְּנַ֥חַל	bə·na·ḥal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady

1 Kings 15:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The high places	וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת	wə·hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
were not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
removed	סָ֑רוּ	sā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5493 turn aside
but	רַ֣ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
Asa’s	אָסָ֗א	’ā·sā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
heart	לְבַב־	lə·ḇaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
was	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fully devoted	שָׁלֵ֛ם	šā·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8003 complete, safe, at peace
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his days	יָמָֽיו׃	yā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day

Cross-references

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1 Kings 15:12 1 Kings 22:46 · 1 Kings 14:23–24 · Jude 1:7 · 1 Peter 1:18 · 1 Kings 11:7–8 · 2 Chronicles 14:2–5 · Romans 1:26–27

1 Kings 15:13 Exodus 32:20

1 Kings 15:14 1 Kings 22:43 · 1 Kings 15:3 · 1 Kings 8:61 · 2 Kings 12:3 · 2 Chronicles 15:17–18 · 2 Kings 14:4 · 2 Chronicles 14:5 · 2 Chronicles 14:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.