2 Chronicles 15:8

15:8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. ¹  He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the Lord in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple. ² 

2 Chronicles 21:13

21:13 but have instead followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. You encouraged the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord, just as the family of Ahab does in Israel. ³  You also killed your brothers, members of your father’s family, ⁴  who were better than you.

2 Chronicles 34:33

34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged ⁵  all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign ⁶  they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

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¹ tn Heb “strengthened himself.”

² tn Heb “the porch of the Lord.”

³ tn Heb “and you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery, like the house of Ahab causes to commit adultery.”

⁴ tn Heb “the house of your father.”

⁵ tn Or “caused, forced.”

⁶ tn Heb “all his days.”