Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the Brook Kidron — Asa's reform extended to his own family: his mother Maacah (וְגַם אֶת־מַעֲכָה אִמּוֹ הִשִּׁירָהּ מִן־הַגְּבִירָה) was removed from the position of queen-mother (גְּבִירָה) because she 'had made an abominable image for Asherah' (כִּי־עָשְׂתָה מִפְלֶצֶת לַאֲשֵׁרָה). Asa destroyed the image (וַיַּשְׁמִיד אָסָא אֶת־הַמִּפְלֶצֶת וַיִּשְׂרְפָהּ בְּנַחַל קִדְרוֹן). The public destruction (burning at Kidron) demonstrated absolute commitment to reform.

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