13. and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, from least to greatest, man or woman.
14. They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and with trumpets and horns.
15. All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with their whole heart and sought him with complete desire. The Lord was found by them, and gave them rest on every side.
16. He also deposed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene object for Asherah; Asa cut down this object, smashed it, and burnt it in the Wadi Kidron.
17. The high places did not disappear from Israel, yet Asa’s heart was undivided as long as he lived.
18. He brought into the house of God his father’s and his own votive offerings: silver, gold, and vessels.