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He was (A)twenty-five years old when he became king; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. (B)And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done. (C)He took away the high places and shattered the sacred pillars and cut down the [a]Asherah. And he broke in pieces (D)the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel were burning incense to it; and it was called [b]Nehushtan.

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  1. 2 Kings 18:4 A wooden symbol of a female deity
  2. 2 Kings 18:4 Lit a piece of bronze