1 Kings 15:2,13
1 Kings 15:2 King James Version (KJV)
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 King James Version (KJV)
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
1 Kings 15:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom.
I Kings 15:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron.
1 Kings 15:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron.
1 Kings 15:1-6 The Message (MSG)
In the eighteenth year of the rule of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah took over the throne of Judah. He ruled in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah daughter of Absalom. He continued to sin just like his father before him. He was not truehearted to GOD as his great-grandfather David had been. But despite that, out of respect for David, his GOD graciously gave him a lamp, a son to follow him and keep Jerusalem secure. For David had lived an exemplary life before GOD all his days, not going off on his own in willful defiance of GOD’s clear directions (except for that time with Uriah the Hittite). But war continued between Abijah and Jeroboam the whole time.
1 Kings 15:11-15 The Message (MSG)
Asa conducted himself well before GOD, reviving the ways of his ancestor David. He cleaned house: He got rid of the sacred prostitutes and threw out all the idols his predecessors had made. Asa spared nothing and no one; he went so far as to remove Queen Maacah from her position because she had built a shockingly obscene memorial to the whore goddess Asherah. Asa tore it down and burned it up in the Kidron Valley. Unfortunately, he didn’t get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned—his heart was in the right place, in tune with GOD. All the gold and silver vessels and artifacts that he and his father had consecrated for holy use he installed in The Temple.
1 Kings 15:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.
1 Kings 15:2 New Century Version (NCV)
Abijam ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 New Century Version (NCV)
His grandmother Maacah had made a terrible Asherah idol, so Asa removed her from being queen mother. He cut down that idol and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
1 Kings 15:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
1 Kings 15:2 New International Version (NIV)
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kings 15:13 New International Version (NIV)
He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
1 Kings 15:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah [grand]daughter of Abishalom (Absalom).
1 Kings 15:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He also deposed his [great-grand]mother Maacah from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid (obscene, vulgar) image for [the goddess] Asherah. Asa cut down her horrid image, and burned it by the Brook Kidron.