Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleKing 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. Young's Literal Translation And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king—he hath removed her from [being] mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth [it] small, and burneth [it] by the brook Kidron: King James Bible 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. Hebrew Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Asa אָסָ֣א (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name also וְגַֽם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and removed הֱסִירָהּ֙ (hĕ·sî·rāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside his grandmother אֵ֣ם ׀ (’êm) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 517: A mother, ) Maacah מַעֲכָ֞ה (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4601: Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria as the queen mother, מִגְּבִירָ֔ה (mig·gə·ḇî·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1377: Lady, queen because אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that she had made עָשְׂתָ֥ה (‘ā·śə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make a detestable מִפְלָ֑צֶת (mip̄·lā·ṣeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4656: A terror, an idol Asherah pole. לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה (la·’ă·šê·rāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Asa אָסָא֙ (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name chopped down וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the pole, מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ (mip̄·laṣ·tāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4656: A terror, an idol crushed it, וַיָּ֕דֶק (way·yā·ḏeq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1854: To crush, pulverize, thresh and burned וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף (way·yiś·rōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire it in the Kidron קִדְרֽוֹן׃ (qiḏ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6939: Kidron -- perhaps 'dusky', a wadi East of Jerusalem Valley. בְּנַ֥חַל (bə·na·ḥal) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft |
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