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# Abijah slept with his ancestors
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Abijah dying is spoken of as if he had fallen asleep. AT: "Abijah died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# they buried him
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"people buried him"
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# became king in his place
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The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." AT: "became king instead of Abijah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# In his days
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"During his reign"
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# the land was quiet ten years
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There being no war is spoken of as if the land were quiet. AT: "there was peace in the land for ten years" or "there was no war in the land for ten years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# what was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God
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The word "eyes" here represents seeing, and seeing represents judgment. Yahweh saw and approved of Asa's actions. AT: "what Yahweh judged to be good and right" or "what Yahweh considered to be good and right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# He broke down the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles
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Since Asa was king, he may have told his officials to do these things. AT: "He had his people break down the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# He commanded Judah to seek Yahweh
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Here the word "Judah" represents the people of Judah. Worshiping Yahweh is spoken of as if it were seeking him. AT: "He commanded the people of Judah to worship Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abijah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bury]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/cityofdavid]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/asa]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/altar]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/highplaces]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacred]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pillar]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/asherim]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]] |