2 Chronicles 15:17
15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
18 And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.
19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
- KJV
- But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- WEB
- But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- ASV
- But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- DARBY
- But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.
- BLB
- And the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- ÅB
- Men offerhaugene ble ikke nedlagt i Israel; dog var Asas hjerte helt med Herren så lenge han levde.
- OTB
- Men offerhaugene ble ikke fjernet fra Israel; likevel var Asas hjerte fullt hengivent alle hans dager.
- B1930
- Men offerhaugene blev ikke nedlagt i Israel; dog var Asas hjerte helt med Herren så lenge han levde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 11:4
For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
Read in context2 Chronicles 14:3–5
He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
Read in context2 Kings 14:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 12:13–14
Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;
Read in context1 Kings 22:43
And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Read in context2 Kings 12:3
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
Read in context1 Kings 3:2–4
The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
Read in context2 Chronicles 16:7–12
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
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