1. And Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son became king in his place. In his days the land was at rest ten years.
2. Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
3. He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.
4. And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.
5. And he removed the high places and the incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom had rest under him.
6. And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest. Under him there was no war in those years, for Yahweh had given rest to him.