And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king,.... Or rather his grandmother, Kg1 15:10, he removed her from being queen; the Septuagint version is, "that she should not minister to Astarte"; which was the goddess of the Zidonians; of this and the two next verses; see Gill on Kg1 15:13, Kg1 15:14, Kg1 15:15.