2 Chronicles 15:16
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
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| 16 | 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. | King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. | And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and also | וְגַֽם־ | ve-gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| Maacah | מַעֲכָ֞ה | ma-'a-KHAH | H4601K | Micaiahמִיכָיָ֫הוּ (mi.kha.ya.hu) A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.2; daughter of: Uriel (H0222I) and Tamar (H8559I); married to Rehoboam (H7346); mother of: Abijah (H0029I), Attai (H6262I), Ziza (H2124H) and Shelomith (H8019G); also called Micaiah (KJV: Michaiah) at 2Ch.13.2; § Michaiah = "who is like God" 1) one of the princes of Jehoshaphat whom he sent to teach the law of Jehovah in the cities of Judah 2) daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijah of Judah |
| [the] mother of | אֵ֣ם׀ | 'em | H0517 | motherאֵם (em) 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division |
| Asa | אָסָ֣א | 'a-SA' | H0609G | Asaאָסָא (a.sa) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.8; son of: Abijah (H0029I); married to Azubah (H5806); father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092I); also called Asaph at Mat.1.7,8; Also named: Asa (Ἀσά "Asaph" G0760) § Asa = "healer: injurious (?)" 1) king of Judah, son of Abijam, father of Jehoshaphat 2) a Levite |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ha-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| he removed her | הֱסִירָהּ֙ | he-si-RAH | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| from queen-mother | מִגְּבִירָ֔ה | mi-ge-vi-RAH | H1377 | queenגְּבִירָה (ge.vi.rah) 1) queen, lady 2) queen-mother |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a-SHER- | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| she had made | עָשְׂתָ֥ה | 'a-se-TAH | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| to an Asherah pole | לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה | la-'a-she-RAH | H0842 | Asherahאֲשֵׁרָה (a.she.rah) § Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)" a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images her images sacred trees or poles set up near an altar |
| an abominable image | מִפְלָ֑צֶת | mif-LA-tzet | H4656 | horrorמִפְלֶ֫צֶת (miph.le.tset) horrid thing, horrible thing |
| and he cut down | וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת | vai-yikh-ROT | H3772G | to cut: cutכָּרַת (ka.rat) : cut/fell 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off |
| Asa | אָסָא֙ | 'a-SA' | H0609G | Asaאָסָא (a.sa) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.8; son of: Abijah (H0029I); married to Azubah (H5806); father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092I); also called Asaph at Mat.1.7,8; Also named: Asa (Ἀσά "Asaph" G0760) § Asa = "healer: injurious (?)" 1) king of Judah, son of Abijam, father of Jehoshaphat 2) a Levite |
| abominable image her | מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ | mif-latz-TAH | H4656 | horrorמִפְלֶ֫צֶת (miph.le.tset) horrid thing, horrible thing |
| and he crushed [it] | וַיָּ֕דֶק | vai-YA-dek | H1854 | to shatterדּוּק (duq) 1) to be shattered, fall to pieces 1a) (P'al) to break in pieces |
| and he burned [it] | וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף | vai-yis-ROF | H8313 | to burnסָרַף (sa.raph) (Pael) burnt Another spelling of sa.raph (שָׂרַף "to burn" H8313) |
| in [the] wadi of | בְּנַ֥חַל | be-NA-chal | H5158N | No entry |
| Kidron | קִדְרֽוֹן׃ | kid-RON | H6939 | (Valley of) Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah has judged" son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah, symbolical name of a valley near Jerusalem which is the place of ultimate judgment; maybe the deep ravine which separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives through which the Kidron flowed Combined with qid.ron (קִדְרוֹן "Kidron" H6939) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.