Asa's True Heart

Abijam reigned in Judah for three years. He walked in his father's sins. But for David's sake, God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem. That means God kept a son of David on the throne.

Asa reigned forty-one years. He did what was right, like David. He removed the idols his fathers had made. He even removed his grandmother Maacah from being queen mother. She had made an idol, so Asa cut it down and burned it. The high places were not all taken away. But Asa's heart was true to God all his days.

Baasha king of Israel made war on Judah. Asa sent silver and gold to the king of Syria for help. In Israel, Jeroboam's son Nadab did evil. Baasha took the throne from him. Jeroboam's house came to an end, as Ahijah had said. Baasha also did evil.