9. And in the twentieth year of Yarov`am Melech Yisroel, Asa began to reign as Melech over Yehudah.
10. And forty and one years reigned he in Yerushalayim. And shem immo was Ma'achah Bat Avishalom.
11. And Asa did that which was yashar in the eyes of Hashem, as did Dovid Aviv.
12. And he removed kedeshim (the male and female cult prostitutes) out of HaAretz, and got rid of kol hagillulim (all the idols) that his avot had made.
13. And also Ma'achah immo, even her he deposed from being Gevirah (Queen Mother), because she had made a mifletzet (idol) to Asherah; and Asa cut down her mifletzet, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
14. But the high places were not removed; nevertheless levav Asa was shalem with Hashem all his days.
15. And he brought in the kodshei Aviv (the things his father had dedicated), and the things which he himself had dedicated, into the Beis Hashem, kesef, and zahav, and kelim.