1 Kings 15:9New English TranslationIn the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah. See the chapter |
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. 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.