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 Maachah from her position as queen mother because she had made an idol in a sacred grove. Asa cut down her idol, crushed it to pieces, and burned it at the Kidron Valley.
King Asa was so committed to removing idolatry that he even stripped his own grandmother of her royal position when she made an idol.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during King Asa's religious reforms in Judah (around 910-870 BC), when he was working to restore proper worship of God and remove all traces of idol worship. Queen mothers held significant political and religious influence in ancient kingdoms, making Asa's action against his grandmother particularly bold and costly. The Kidron Valley was located east of Jerusalem and became a traditional place for destroying idols and ceremonially unclean objects.
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