If you ever leave and cross the Kidron Brook, you can be sure that you'll die. You'll be responsible for your own death."

Also, the altar broke apart and the ashes that were on it spilled out from the altar, providing just the proof that the man of God had predicted in his message from the LORD!

He removed his mother Maacah from her position as Queen Mother because she had made a detestable image dedicated to Asherah. Asa cut down his mother's idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Kidron Brook.

"Let's make a treaty between you and me," he said, "just like the one between my father and your father. Notice that I've sent you silver and gold to break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he'll retreat from his attack on me."

You will be able to drink from that brook, and I've commanded some crows to sustain you there."

Crows would bring him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.

But after a while, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

But the king of Israel replied, "Tell him, "The one who is starting to strap on his battle armor should never brag like the one who is taking it off.'"