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2 Chronicles 15:16

And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

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וְגַֽםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.מַעֲכָ֞הmaakhahMaachahמַעֲכָהnoun, proper name — “Maachah”H4601Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian womanMaachah, Maachathites. See also H1038 (בֵּית מַעֲכָה).אֵ֣םemmotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.אָסָ֣אasaAsaאָסָאnoun, proper name — “Asa”H609Asa, the name of a king and of a LeviteAsa.הַמֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.הֱסִירָהּ֙hesirahturnסוּרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “turn”, a completed actionH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מִגְּבִירָ֔הmigvirahfrom queenגְּבִירָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from queen”, the ordinary formH1377a mistressqueen.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עָשְׂתָ֥הasetahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖הlaasherahto grove. Compare H6253אֲשֵׁרָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to grove. Compare H6253”H842Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the samegrove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).מִפְלָ֑צֶתmiflatsetidolמִפְלֶצֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH4656a terror, i.e. an idolidol.וַיִּכְרֹ֤תvayikhrotand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.אָסָא֙asaAsaאָסָאnoun, proper name — “Asa”H609Asa, the name of a king and of a LeviteAsa.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmiflatstahidolמִפְלֶצֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4656a terror, i.e. an idolidol.וַיָּ֕דֶקvayadeqand beat in piecesדָּקַקconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and beat in pieces”, the next action in the storyH1854to crush (or intransitively) crumblebeat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) [idiom] powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvayisrofand burn , up) kindleשָׂרַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn , up) kindle”, the next action in the storyH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.בְּנַ֥חַלbenachalin brookנַחַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in brook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.קִדְרֽוֹןqidronKidronקִדְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Kidron”H6939Kidron, a brook near JerusalemKidron.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

Young’s Literal Translation

And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king — he hath removed her from [being] mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth [it] small, and burneth [it] by the brook Kidron:

World English Bible

Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burned it at the brook Kidron.

Darby Translation

And also Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it in the valley Kidron.

Douay-Rheims

Moreover Maacha the mother of king Asa he deposed from the royal authority, because she had made in a grove an idol of Priapus: and he entirely destroyed it, and breaking it into pieces, burnt it at the torrent Cedron.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he removed Maacha his mother from being priestess to Astarte; and he cut down the idol, and burnt it in the brook of Kedron.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὴν Μααχὰ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ μετέστησε τοῦ μὴ εἶναι τῇ Ἀστάρτῃ λειτουργοῦσαν, καὶ κατέκοψε τὸ εἴδωλον, καὶ κατέκαυσεν ἐν χειμάῤῥῳ Κέδρων.