2 Chronicles 15:16

14 Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns.

15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and ^asought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them ^brest all around.

16 Also he removed ^aMaachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of² Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron.

17 But ^athe high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.

18 He also brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils.

19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Concerning Maachah - See the matter fully explained in the note on I Kings 15:13 (note).

The Jews imagine that Maachah repented, and her name became changed into Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah; and that this was done that there might be no mention of her former name, lest it should be a reproach to her: but we have already seen another gloss on this name. See on II Chronicles 11:20 (note).

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