(A)He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. (B)He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the [a]Asherah. He also broke in pieces (C)the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called [b]Nehushtan. (D)He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel; (E)so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.

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  1. 2 Kings 18:4 I.e. a wooden symbol of a female deity
  2. 2 Kings 18:4 I.e. a piece of bronze