12. And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul.
13. But whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
14. They swore an oath to the Lord in a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and horns.
15. And all Judah rejoiced over this oath because they swore with their whole heart and they sought Him with all their desire; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
16. King Asa even removed his mother Maakah from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
17. But they did not remove the high places from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly committed all his days.
18. He brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts—silver, gold, and utensils.
19. And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.