1. When Abijah died, they buried him in the City of David. Abijah’s son Asa became the new king after him. There was peace in the country for ten years in Asa’s time.
2. Asa did what the Lord his God said was good and right.
3. He took away the altars of the foreigners and the high places. He also smashed the memorial stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
4. He commanded the people of Judah to follow the Lord, the God their ancestors had worshiped, and to obey his laws and commands.
5. He also removed all the high places and incense altars from all the towns in Judah. So the kingdom had peace when Asa was king.
6. Asa built strong cities in Judah while there was peace in Judah. He had no war in these years because the Lord gave him peace.