2 Chronicles 14:3 meaning and explanation
He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
2 Chronicles 14:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Asa has just inherited the throne of Judah from his father Abijah, and the Chronicler introduces him as a king who did what was good and right before God. Verse 3 describes his first act of reform: tearing down the altars and high places used for worship of other gods, breaking the sacred pillars (matstsebot, standing stone monuments), and cutting down the Asherah poles, wooden objects linked to the goddess Asherah.
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