1 Kings 15:9New International VersionIn the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, See the chapter |
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.