11. At that time they sacrificed to the Lord some of the plunder they had brought back, including 700 head of cattle and 7,000 sheep.
12. They solemnly agreed to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with their whole heart and being.
13. Anyone who would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, male or female.
14. They swore their allegiance to the Lord, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.
15. All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the Lord and he responded to them. He made them secure on every side.
16. King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
17. The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.
18. He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.
19. There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.