1 Kings 15:13 meaning and explanation
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.
1 Kings 15:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Asa, king of Judah, is the speaker's subject here, and the verse reports a reform within his own family. Maacah, his grandmother, held the office of queen mother, a position of real public influence.
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