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OET (OET-RV) He also removed his grandmother Maakah from being queen-mother because she had made a horrid Asherah goddess, then he cut down her horrid idol and burnt it in the Kidron valley.
OET-LV And_also DOM Maˊₐkāh his/its_mother and_removed_her from_queen_mother who she_had_made an_abominable_image for_the_asherah and_cut_down ʼĀşāʼ DOM image_her and_burned in/on/at/with_wadi of_Qidrōn.
UHB וְגַ֣ם ׀ אֶת־מַעֲכָ֣ה אִמּ֗וֹ וַיְסִרֶ֨הָ֙ מִגְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה מִפְלֶ֖צֶת לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃ ‡
(vəgam ʼet-maˊₐkāh ʼimmō vayəşirehā miggəⱱīrāh ʼₐsher-ˊāsətāh mifleʦet lāʼₐshērāh vayyikrot ʼāşāʼ ʼet-miflaʦtāh vayyisrof bənaḩal qidrōn.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ τὴν Ἀνὰ τὴν μητέρα ἑαυτοῦ μετέστησε τοῦ μὴ εἶναι ἡγουμένην, καθὼς ἐποίησε σύνοδον ἐν τῷ ἄλσει αὐτῆς· καὶ ἐξέκοψεν Ἀσὰ τὰς καταδύσεις αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐνέπρησε πυρὶ ἐν τῷ χειμάῤῥῳ τῶν Κέδρων.
(Kai taʸn Ana taʸn maʸtera heautou metestaʸse tou maʸ einai haʸgoumenaʸn, kathōs epoiaʸse sunodon en tōi alsei autaʸs; kai exekopsen Asa tas kataduseis autaʸs, kai enepraʸse puri en tōi ⱪeimaɽɽōi tōn Kedrōn. )
BrTr And he removed Ana his mother from being queen, forasmuch as she [fn]gathered a meeting in her grove: and Asa cut down her retreats, and burnt them with fire in the brook of Kedron.
15:13 Gr. made.
ULT And also Maacah his mother he removed her from being queen-mother because she had made a horrid thing for the Asherah. And Asa cut down her horrid thing and he burned it in the wadi of Kidron.
UST He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government because of being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting wooden statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa told his workers to cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
BSB He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
OEB And he also removed Maacah his mother from being queen-mother, because she had made a horrible image as an asherah. And Asa cut down her horrible image, and burnt it in the Kidron Valley.
WEBBE He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah. Asa cut down her image and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET He also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
LSV and also his mother Maachah—he turns her aside from being mistress, in that she made a horrible thing for an Asherah, and Asa cuts down her horrible thing, and burns [it] by the Brook of Kidron;
FBV He even dismissed his grandmother Maacah as queen mother, because she had made a disgusting idol. Asa had the idol chopped down and burned in the Kidron Valley.
T4T He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government because of being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting wooden statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa told his workers to cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
LEB Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, as she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi[fn] Kidron.
15:13 Or “valley”; a wadi is a valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
BBE And he would not let Maacah his mother be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had the image cut down and burned by the stream Kidron.
Moff No Moff 1KI book available
JPS And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
ASV And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
DRA Moreover he also removed his mother Maacha, from being the princess in the sacrifices of Priapus, and in the grove which she had consecrated to him: and he destroyed her den, and broke in pieces the filthy idol, and burnt it by the torrent Cedron:
YLT and also Maachah his mother — he turneth her aside from being mistress, in that she made a horrible thing for a shrine, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and burneth [it] by the brook Kidron;
Drby And also Maachah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and burned it in the valley of Kidron.
RV And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
Wbstr And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
KJB-1769 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.[fn]
15.13 destroyed: Heb. cut off
KJB-1611 And also [fn]Maachah his mother, euen her hee remoued from being Queene, because she had made an idole in a groue, and Asa [fn]destroyed her idole, and burnt it by the brooke Kidron.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
Bshps And he put downe Maacha his mother from bearing rule, because she had made an idoll in a groue: And Asa destroyed her idoll, and burnt it by the brooke Cedron.
(And he put down Maacha his mother from bearing rule, because she had made an idol in a grove: And Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Cedron.)
Gnva And he put downe Maachah his mother also from her estate, because shee had made an idole in a groue: and Asa destroyed her idoles, and burnt them by the brooke Kidron.
(And he put down Maachah his mother also from her estate, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa destroyed her idols, and burnt them by the brook Kidron. )
Cvdl He put his mother from the mynistracion, that she had made vnto Miplezeth in ye groue. And Asa roted out hir Miplezeth, and brent it in the broke Cedron:
(He put his mother from the mynistracion, that she had made unto Miplezeth in ye/you_all grove. And Asa rooted out her Miplezeth, and burnt it in the broke Cedron:)
Wycl Ferthermore and he remouyde Maacha, his modir, that sche schulde not be princesse in the solempne thingis of Priapus, and in his wode which sche hadde halewid; and he distriede the denne of hym, and he brak the foulest symylacre, and brente in the stronde of Cedron;
(Ferthermore and he remouyde Maacha, his modir, that she should not be princesse in the solemn things of Priapus, and in his wood which she had hallowed/consecrated; and he destroyed the den of him, and he brak the foulest symylacre, and burnt in the stream/river of Cedron;)
Luth Dazu setzte er auch seine Mutter Maecha ab vom Amt, das sie dem Miplezeth gemacht hatte im Haine. Und Assa rottete aus ihren Miplezeth und verbrannte ihn im Bach Kidron.
(In_addition sat he also his mother Maecha ab from_the Amt, the they/she/them to_him Miplezeth made had in_the Haine. And Assa rottete out_of your Miplezeth and burnte him/it in_the Bach Kidron.)
ClVg Insuper et Maacham matrem suam amovit, ne esset princeps in sacris Priapi, et in luco ejus quem consecraverat: subvertitque specum ejus, et confregit simulacrum turpissimum, et combussit in torrente Cedron:
(In_addition and Maacham mother his_own removed, not was prince in sacred Priapi, and in in_the_forest his which consecraverat: subvertitque specum his, and he_broke simulacrum turpissimum, and combussit in torrente Cedron: )
15:11-13 did what was pleasing: In addition to reforms mentioned here, the Chronicler records the positive spiritual influence of God’s prophet Azariah upon the king (2 Chr 15:1-7) and Asa’s convening of a great assembly to renew the covenant with the Lord (2 Chr 15:9-15).
• shrine prostitutes: See 1 Kgs 14:23-24. Asa’s efforts to restrict idolatry and pagan fertility rites even extended to Maacah, deposing her from her influential role as queen mother (15:13; 2 Chr 15:16).
• The Kidron Valley became a place for reforming kings of Judah to destroy pagan idols (2 Kgs 23:4-15; 2 Chr 29:16; 30:14).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
Asa cut down the disgusting figure
(Some words not found in UHB: and=also DOM Maˊₐkāh his/its=mother and,removed,her from,queen_mother which/who made abominable_image for_the,asherah and,cut_down ʼĀşāʼ DOM image,her and,burned in/on/at/with,wadi Qidrōn )
Since Asa was king, he may have told his officials to cut down the figure. Alternate translation: “Asa caused the disgusting figure to be cut down” or “Asa made them cut down the disgusting figure”