He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi[a] daughter of Zechariah. He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestor David had done.(A) He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.(B) He broke into pieces the bronze snake that Moses made,(C) for until then the Israelites were burning incense to it. It was called Nehushtan.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 18:2 = Abijah in 2Ch 29:1
  2. 18:4 = A Bronze Thing

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