Verse 13

He also removed his mother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. Asa cut down her idol and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Selv sin mor Ma'aka avsatte han fra rollen som dronningmor fordi hun laget en stygg avgud for Asjera. Asa hogg det ned og brente det i Kidron-dalen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Også Maaka, hans mor, fjernet han fra å være dronning fordi hun hadde laget et fryktelig avgudsbilde til Asjera. Asa ødela avgudsbilde hennes og brente det ved bekken Kidron.

• Norsk King James

  Og også Maakah, hans mor, fjernet han fra å være dronning, fordi hun hadde laget en avgud i en lund; og Asa ødela hennes avgud og brente den ved bekken Kidron.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han avsatte også Maaka, sin bestemor, fra hennes posisjon som dronningmor fordi hun hadde laget et motbydelig bilde for Ashera. Asa hogg ned dette bildet og brant det ved Kidron-dalen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Til og med Maaka, hans mor, fjernet han fra hennes rang, fordi hun hadde laget et avskyelig bilde for Asjera; Asa hogde ned hennes avskyelige bilde og brente det i Kidrons dal.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han avsatte til og med sin mor Maaka fra dronningvervet, fordi hun hadde laget et avskyelig avgudsbilde i lunden; Asa ødela hennes avgud og brente den i Kedrons bekk.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og også sin mor Maachah fjernet han fra å være dronning, for hun hadde laget en avgud i en lund; Asa ødela avguden og brente den ved Kidrons bek.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han avsatte til og med sin mor Maaka fra dronningvervet, fordi hun hadde laget et avskyelig avgudsbilde i lunden; Asa ødela hennes avgud og brente den i Kedrons bekk.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han avsatte også sin mor Maaka som dronningmor fordi hun hadde laget et avskyelig bilde for Ashera. Asa hogg ned hennes avskyelige bilde og brente det i Kedron-dalen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han avsatte til og med sin bestemor Maaka fra hennes stilling som dronningmor fordi hun hadde laget en skammelig avgud for Asjera. Asa hogg ned den skammelige avguden og brente den i Kidron-dalen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dertilmed Maacha, sin Moder, hende afsatte han, at hun skulde ikke være Dronning, fordi hun havde gjort sig Miplezet til Lunden; og Asa udryddede hendes Miplezet og opbrændte den ved Kidrons Bæk.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Også Maaka hans mor tok han bort fra å være dronning, fordi hun hadde laget et avgudsbilde i lunden. Asa ødela hennes avgudsbilde og brente det ved Kidron-bekken.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Also, he removed Maachah his mother from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; Asa destroyed her idol and burned it by the brook Kidron.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Også fjernet han Maaka, sin mor, fra hennes dronningverdighet, fordi hun hadde laget en avskyelig billedstøtte for Astarte; Asa hugget ned bildet hennes og brente det ved bekken Kidron.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og også sin mor Maaka fjernet han fra dronningverdigheten fordi hun hadde laget en avskyelig avgud for et hellig sted; Asa hogg ned den avskyelige avguden og brente den ved Kidronbekken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han avsatte også sin mor Maaka fra å være dronning, fordi hun hadde laget et avskyelig bilde for Asjera. Asa hogde ned dette bildet og brente det ved Kidron-dalen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han lot ikke Maaka, sin mor, forbli dronning fordi hun hadde laget et motbydelig bilde for Asjera; Asa hogg ned bildet og brente det ved bekken Kidron.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  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:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  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.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her loathsome pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 32:20 : 20 He took the calf they had made, burned it with fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.
• Lev 26:30 : 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and my soul will reject you.
• Deut 7:5 : 5 Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.
• Deut 9:21 : 21 Then I took the sinful thing you had made—the calf—and burned it in the fire. I crushed it, grinding it into fine dust, and threw the dust into the stream that flows down from the mountain.
• Deut 13:6-9 : 6 But that prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he encouraged rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to lead you away from the path the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you. 7 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife of your embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, 8 whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other— 9 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him. 10 Instead, you must put him to death. Your hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hand of all the people. 11 Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deut 33:9 : 9 He said of his father and mother, "I do not regard them;" he did not acknowledge his brothers or recognize his children, for they kept Your word and guarded Your covenant.
• Josh 6:24 : 24 Then they burned the city and everything in it with fire. However, they put the silver, gold, bronze, and iron items into the treasury of the LORD's house.
• 2 Sam 15:23 : 23 The whole countryside wept aloud as the king and all the people passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley, and the people moved on toward the wilderness.
• 1 Kgs 15:2 : 2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
• 1 Kgs 15:10 : 10 He reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
• 2 Kgs 18:4 : 4 He removed the high places, broke the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and smashed the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been burning incense to it, calling it Nehushtan.
• 2 Kgs 23:6 : 6 He brought out the Asherah pole from the house of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, burned it in the Kidron Valley, ground it to ashes, and threw the ashes on the graves of the common people.
• 2 Kgs 23:12-15 : 12 The king tore down the altars that were on the roof of Ahaz's upper chamber, the ones the kings of Judah had made. He also destroyed the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord. He removed them from there, ground them to dust, and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley. 13 The king also defiled the high places east of Jerusalem, on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had built for Ashtoreth, the detestable idol of the Sidonians, for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites. 14 He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with human bones. 15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there.
• 2 Chr 15:15-19 : 15 All Judah rejoiced over the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought the LORD eagerly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side. 16 King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene image for Asherah. Asa cut down her obscene image, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17 Although the high places were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his life. 18 He brought into the house of God the silver, gold, and articles that he and his father had dedicated. 19 There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
• 2 Chr 34:4 : 4 In his presence, they tore down the altars of the Baals, and he cut down the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols, crushing them into powder, and he scattered the dust over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
• Zech 13:3 : 3 If anyone still prophesies on that day, his father and mother—those who gave birth to him—will say to him, ‘You must die, because you have spoken lies in the name of the LORD.’ Then his parents, who brought him into the world, will pierce him through when he prophesies.
• Matt 10:37 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• Matt 12:46-50 : 46 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. 47 Someone told Him, 'Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.' 48 But Jesus replied to the one who told Him, 'Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?' 49 Stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, 'Here are My mother and My brothers!' 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.
• John 18:1 : 1 After Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.
• 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Even though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
• Gal 2:5-6 : 5 But we did not yield in submission to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you. 6 Now from those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show partiality—those of reputation contributed nothing to me.
• Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'