1 Kings 15:12

And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 15:3 describes Asa's father Abijam's sins, contrasting with Asa's reforms that removed those very idols.

1 Kings 11:7 Historical context

1 Kings 11:7 records Solomon building high places for Chemosh and Molek, which Asa later removed.

1 Kings 11:8 Historical context

1 Kings 11:8 adds Solomon's foreign wives' idolatry, the same practices Asa later purged.

1 Kings 14:23 Historical context

1 Kings 14:23 lists high places and Asherah poles set up under Rehoboam, the very items Asa later removed.

1 Kings 22:46 Historical context

In 1 Kings 22:46, Jehoshaphat removes the remaining male shrine prostitutes, showing Asa's reform was incomplete.

2 Chronicles 14:2-5 expands on Asa's reforms, specifying removal of altars, high places, and sacred stones.

Deuteronomy 23:17 forbids shrine prostitutes; Asa enforced this law by expelling them from the land.

2 Kings 18:4 describes Hezekiah's similar reforms removing high places and idols, mirroring Asa's actions.

2 Kings 23:7 shows Josiah also tearing down male shrine prostitutes' quarters, echoing Asa's earlier expulsion.

2 Chronicles 14:3 is the parallel account of Asa's reforms, detailing the removal of altars and Asherah poles.

Hosea 4:14 Contrast

Hosea 4:14 condemns Israel for consorting with shrine prostitutes; Asa's reform purged this practice from Judah.