New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He also also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 וְגַ֣ם ve·gam
removed to turn aside Verb H5493 וַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙ vay·si·re·ha
Maacah an Isr. name, also a non-Isr. name, also a region in Syria Noun H4601 מַעֲכָ֣ה ma·'a·chah
Analysis:
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his mother a mother Noun H517 אִמֹּ֗ו im·mov
from [being] queen mother, lady, queen Noun H1377 מִגְּבִירָ֔ה mig·ge·vi·rah,
because who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
she had made do, make Verb H6213 עָשְׂתָ֥ה a·se·tah
a horrid horrid thing Noun H4656 מִפְלֶ֖צֶת mif·le·tzet
image horrid thing Noun H4656 מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ mif·latz·tah,
as an Asherah; a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Noun H842 לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה la·'a·she·rah;
and Asa perhaps "healer," an Isr. name Noun H609 אָסָא֙ a·sa
Analysis:
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cut down to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת vai·yich·rot
her horrid image horrid thing Noun H4656    
and burned to burn Verb H8313 וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף vai·yis·rof
[it] at the brook torrent, torrent-valley, wadi Noun H5158 בְּנַ֥חַל be·na·chal
Kidron. perhaps "dusky," a wadi E. of Jer. Noun H6939 קִדְרֹֽון׃ kid·ro·vn.
Analysis:
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Locations

Kidron

KIDRONkid'-ron (Kedron; the King James Version Cedron): A place which, in obedience to Antiochus Sidetes, Cendebaeus fortified (1 Maccabees 15:39;), to which, when defeated, he fled, hotly pursued by John and Judas, sons of Simon the Maccabee, who burned the city (1 Maccabees 16:4;). It is named along with Jamnia (Yebna) and Azotus (Esdud). It is possibly id... View Details

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Asa

perhaps |healer,| an Israelite name

Maachah

Maachah [N] [H] [S] oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea ( Joshua 13:13 ;  2 Sam Joshua 10:6  Joshua 10:8 ;  1 Chronicles 19:7 ).    A daughter of Talmai, king of the old native population of Geshur. She became one of David's wives, and was the mother of Absalom ( 2 Samuel 3:3 ).&nbs... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.
King James Bible He And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, queen, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; idol in a grove; and Asa cut down destroyed her horrid image idol, and burned burnt it at by the brook Kidron.
Hebrew Greek English He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.