# a disgusting figure

This phrase refers to an idol.

# Asa cut down the disgusting figure, ground it ... and burned it

Since Asa was king, he may have told his officials to cut down the figure. Alternate translation: "Asa made his workers cut down the disgusting figure, grind it ... and burn it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

