New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 15:9-13

9So in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609began to reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427as kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

10He reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for forty-oneוְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ve.'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andhis mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

11NowAsaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatH3477wasH3477rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,like his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֖דke.da.VidH1732.

12He also removedוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the maleהַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945cultH6945prostitutesH6945from the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776andremovedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֔יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

13And evenוְגַ֣ם׀ve.GamH1571his motherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601,he also removedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haH5493her from the position ofqueenH1377motherH1377,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had madeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213an abominableמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656imageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656as an Asherahלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842;and Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772her abominableH4656imageH4656andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313itat the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

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