2 Chronicles 15:16

2 Chronicles 15:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also he removed Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron.
• New Living Translation (NLT)King Asa even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Context of 2 Chronicles 15:16

14They took an oath to the Lord with loud acclamation, with shouting and with trumpets and horns. 15All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side. King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life. 18He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

2 Chronicles 15:16 word by word

וְגַֽם־מַעֲכָ֞ה אֵ֣ם׀ אָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ֙ מִגְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה מִפְלָ֑צֶת וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ וַיָּ֕דֶק וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Maachahמַעֲכָהma‛ăkâh ma‛ăkâth · MaacahH4601
• the motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• of Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• he removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• queenגְּבִירָהgebîyrâh · queenH1377
• because she had madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• an idolמִפְלֶ֫צֶתmiphletseth · horrid thingH4656
• in a groveאֲשֵׁרָה'ăshêrâh 'ăshêyrâh · AsherahH842
• cut downכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• and stampedדָּקַקdâqaq · to crushH1854
• and burntשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• at the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• Kidronקִדְרוֹןqidrôn · KidronH6939

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:16

• 1 Kings 15:13He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
• 1 Kings 15:2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
• 2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
• Exodus 32:27Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,
• Deuteronomy 33:9He said of his father and mother, ‘I have no regard for them.’ He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.
• Zechariah 13:3And if anyone still prophesies, their father and mother, to whom they were born, will say to them, ‘You must die, because you have told lies in the Lord’s name.’ Then their own parents will stab the one who prophesies.
• Mark 3:21When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
• 2 Chronicles 34:7he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
• Exodus 32:20And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.
• Leviticus 26:30I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars and pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I will abhor you.
• Deuteronomy 7:5This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the fire.
• Deuteronomy 9:21Also I took that sinful thing of yours, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust and threw the dust into a stream that flowed down the mountain.
• 1 Kings 15:14Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.
• 2 Kings 23:6He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem and burned it there. He ground it to powder and scattered the dust over the graves of the common people.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Concerning Maachah - See the matter fully explained in the note on 1 Kings 15:13; (note). The Jews imagine that Maachah repented, and her name became changed into Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah; and that this was done that there might be no mention of her former name, lest it should be a reproach to her: but we have already seen another gloss on this name. See on 2 Chronicles 11:20; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The queen mother was the leading lady of the realm, usually holding the position for life. When she died, the title went to the mother of the next in line for the throne. There is no evidence that the queen mother had official duties, but she had significant influence. Asherah is well known from Canaanite stories as the wife of the god El and the mother of seventy children, including Baal. Her image likely had noticeable sexual features, which was common…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 15:16

• Iconoclasm
• Maachah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Covenant
• Grove
• Idol
• Queen
• Renew
• Abijah
• Asherah
• Kidron, the Brook
• Maacah; Maachah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings