New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Chronicles

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

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He also also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 וְגַֽם־ ve·gam-
removed to turn aside Verb H5493 הֱסִירָהּ֙ he·si·rah
Maacah, an Isr. name, also a non-Isr. name, also a region in Syria Noun H4601 מַעֲכָ֞ה ma·'a·chah
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the mother a mother Noun H517 אֵ֣ם em
of King king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ham·me·lech
Asa, perhaps "healer," an Isr. name Noun H609 אָסָ֣א a·sa
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from the [position of] 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 מִפְלָ֑צֶת mif·la·tzet;
image horrid thing Noun H4656 מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ mif·latz·tah,
as an Asherah, a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Noun H842 לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה 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    
crushed to crush, pulverize, thresh Verb H1854 וַיָּ֕דֶק vai·ya·dek
[it] 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.
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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, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron.
King James Bible He And also removed Maacah, concerning Maachah the mother of King Asa, Asa the king, he removed her from the position of queen mother, being queen, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it idol, and burned stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
Hebrew Greek English He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron.