Read 1 Kings 15.9- 24. In 15.9-24: Asa of Judah. In verse 12: The term for idols is a disparaging one and sounds like the word for "dung" in 14.10. In verse 13: The nature of Maach's abominable image is not known; it may have been related to Asherah's role as a Canaanite fertility goddess. In verse 14: The high places were shrines. Here, they were apparently used for the worship of the Lord, not of other gods. In verse 17: Ramah was in Benjamin on the main road between north and south. In verse 20: The places listed in this verse are all in northern Israel. Thus, Asa used Ben-hadad to divert Baasha's attention from his southern border with Judah. In verse 22: None was exempt means that Asa conscripted a labor force of all the men of Judah for this project. Geba and Mizpah were on opposite sides of a pass along the north-south road a little north of Ramah. Asa was, therefore, extending his northern border. In verse 23: Feet is probably a euphemism for sexual organs; Asa likely died of a venereal disease. This verse implies that the disease was punishment for some unnamed sin. Comments or Questions..
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