# 1 Kings 15.13
**Book:** [1 Kings](/codex/1-kings/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father. 12. And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
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> **13. 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.**
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> 14. But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days. 15. And he brought into the house of Jehovah the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. (1 Kings 15:11-15, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. Asa did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, as David his father did. 12. He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
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> **13. 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 burned it at the brook Kidron.**
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> 14. But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days. 15. He brought into Yahweh’s house the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that he himself had dedicated: silver, gold, and utensils. (1 Kings 15:11-15, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 12. And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
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> **13. 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. destroyed: Heb. cut off**
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> 14. But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. 15. And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. things: Heb. holy (1 Kings 15:11-15, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. And Asa doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father, 12. and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;
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> **13. 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;**
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> 14. and the high places have not turned aside; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect with Jehovah all his days, 15. and he bringeth in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of Jehovah, silver, and gold, and vessels. (1 Kings 15:11-15, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Quoted in
**Concepts:**
- [Kuntillet Ajrud](/codex/kuntillet-ajrud/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.