Peter: Alright, so 1 Kings 15. This is a doozy. It's all about King Abijam and his son Asa. Apparently, Abijam was not a good king, unlike his dad King David, but Asa was a righteous king who removed all the idols from Judah.

Lois: Ooh, so like, he was like a godly king?

Peter: More or less, yeah. But then his mom, Maacah, made a grove for Asherah. So he got rid of that too.

Brian: Wait, what's Asherah?

Peter: It's like an ancient Canaanite goddess. And then Asa fought against the king of Israel and kinda won, but he made a treaty with the king anyway.

Lois: Well, that's a pretty good summary.

Peter: Yeah, but then it gets a little weird. Asa exiled his own grandmother for making the grove for Asherah.

Brian: Wow, that's a bit harsh.

Peter: Yeah, and then Asa made a bunch of fortifications, and then he died.

Lois: So, who was the next king?

Peter: His son Jehoshaphat. He was a righteous king who reigned for 25 years.

Brian: That's like a record or something, right?

Peter: Yeah, pretty much. He was pretty popular. Oh, and he also had some allies in Edom.

Lois: Hmm, sounds like a pretty interesting chapter.

Peter: Yeah, it's a good one.