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He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His heart was courageous in the ways of the LORD. And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; moreover he removed the high places and wooden images from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He took great pride in the ways of the LORD, and again removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He took great pride in the ways of the LORD and again removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he took great pride in the ways of the LORD and again removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And his heart took great pride in the ways of Yahweh, and again he took away the high places and the Asherim from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />His heart was encouraged <i>and</i> he took great pride in the ways of the LORD; moreover, he again removed the high places [of pagan worship] and the Asherim from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He took great pride in the LORD’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His mind rejoiced in the LORD&#8217s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he remained completely faithful to the LORD. He destroyed all the local shrines in Judah, including the places where the goddess Asherah was worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He had the confidence to live the way the LORD wanted him to live. He also got rid of the illegal places of worship and poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He took pride in serving the LORD and destroyed all the pagan places of worship and the symbols of the goddess Asherah in Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He remained committed to following the LORD, and he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and his heart is high in the ways of YHWH, and again he has turned aside the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And his heart will be high in the ways of Jehovah: and yet more, he removed the heights and statues from Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when his heart had taken courage for the ways of the Lord, he took away also the high places and the groves out of Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when his heart had taken courage because of the ways of the Lord, he now also took away the high places and the sacred groves from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus he was encouraged to follow the LORD’s ways, and once again he removed the high places and the asherahs from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />His heart was courageous in the ways of the LORD; and furthermore he removed the high places and the sacred poles from Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And his heart was strengthened in the ways of the LORD; moreover he uprooted the altars and the high places which were within the territory of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And his heart was strengthened in LORD JEHOVAH his God, and he walked in the ways of LORD JEHOVAH, and furthermore he broke down the altars and high places that were at the borders of the house of Yehuda.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD; and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3858" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">And his heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: way·yiḡ·bah (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">took delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏar·ḵê (Prep-b:: N-cpc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: wə·‘ō·wḏ (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">furthermore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hê·sîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">he removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: hab·bā·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm" title="842: hā·’ă·šê·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Or masheyrah; from 'ashar; happy; Asherah a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.">and Asherah poles</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: mî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">from Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14</a></span><br />The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17</a></span><br />The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a></span><br />However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33</a></span><br />The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">1 Kings 22:43</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">2 Kings 12:3</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">2 Kings 15:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">2 Kings 15:35</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-2.htm">2 Chronicles 14:2-5</a></span><br />And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God. / He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. / He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm">2 Chronicles 20:32</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11</a></span><br />Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">2 Chronicles 24:18</a></span><br />They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-4.htm">2 Chronicles 26:4</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-2.htm">2 Chronicles 29:2</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">his heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47</a></b></br> Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all <i>things</i>;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-26.htm">Job 22:26</a></b></br> For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.</p><p class="hdg">lifted up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-21.htm">Psalm 18:21,22</a></b></br> For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1</a></b></br> ALEPH. Blessed <i>are</i> the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-5.htm">Psalm 138:5</a></b></br> Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great <i>is</i> the glory of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">he took away</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a></b></br> For he took away the altars of the strange <i>gods</i>, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17</a></b></br> But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a></b></br> Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Asherah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Asherahs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Asherim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Ashe'rim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-20.htm">Courageous</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-7.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Groves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Shrines</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-4.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-6.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Asherah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Asherahs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">Asherim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">Ashe'rim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-17.htm">Courageous</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Groves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-4.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Shrines</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-31.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigns well, and prospers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">He sends Levites with the princes to teach Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">His enemies being terrified by God, some of them bring him presents and tribute</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">His greatness, captains, and armies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "heart" in biblical terms refers to the center of one's being, encompassing will, emotions, and intellect. Jehoshaphat's delight in God's ways suggests a deep, personal commitment to following God's commandments and statutes, reminiscent of David's heart for God (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>). This delight is not merely an obligation but a joyful pursuit, aligning with <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>, which speaks of delighting in the law of the Lord. Jehoshaphat's reign is marked by religious reforms and a return to the worship of Yahweh, setting a standard for godly leadership.<p><b>furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.</b><br>The removal of high places and Asherah poles signifies Jehoshaphat's commitment to purifying worship in Judah. High places were often sites of idol worship, including Canaanite deities, which were contrary to the worship of Yahweh. Asherah poles were associated with the goddess Asherah, a symbol of fertility and a common object of worship in the region. By removing these, Jehoshaphat was not only obeying the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) but also following the example of his father, Asa, who also sought to rid the land of idolatry (<a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a>). This action reflects a broader biblical theme of removing sin and idolatry to restore true worship, as seen in the reforms of other kings like Hezekiah (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>). Jehoshaphat's actions foreshadow the ultimate cleansing and restoration brought by Jesus Christ, who calls for worship in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his devotion to God and efforts to reform the nation spiritually.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Jehoshaphat reigned and implemented religious reforms.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>Elevated sites often used for idol worship, which Jehoshaphat sought to remove to purify worship practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/asherah_poles.htm">Asherah Poles</a></b><br>Wooden symbols associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, which were also removed by Jehoshaphat.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, whom Jehoshaphat served with a devoted heart, leading to his reforms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/devotion_to_god.htm">Devotion to God</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's heart was devoted to the ways of the LORD, demonstrating the importance of sincere commitment to God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_reformation.htm">Spiritual Reformation</a></b><br>Removing high places and Asherah poles signifies the need for spiritual cleansing and reform in our personal lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's actions reflect obedience to God's commands, reminding us of the importance of aligning our actions with Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>As a leader, Jehoshaphat used his influence to guide his nation towards God, illustrating the impact of godly leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a></b><br>Removing entrenched idol worship required courage, encouraging us to stand firm in our faith even when it challenges societal norms.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jehoshaphat's_reform_seem_inconsistent.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:6) How is the claim that Jehoshaphat removed high places consistent with other passages stating they persisted under various kings? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat_follow_david's_ways.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:3–4) How can Jehoshaphat be said to walk in David’s ways without referencing David’s well-documented moral failures in earlier narratives? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_hezekiah_invite_exiled_israel.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:6, how could King Hezekiah send invitations throughout the northern kingdom if they had already been exiled according to 2 Kings 17?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">And his heart was lifted up.</span>--<span class= "ital">Gabhah l?bh,</span> which usually, like the phrase of Authorised version, has a bad meaning, as in <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm" title="But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.">2Chronicles 26:16</a>. The margin is right here: "his courage rose high," or "he grew bold" <span class= "ital">in the ways of Jehovah,</span> i.e., in the path of religious reform. Vulg., "cum sumpsisset cor ejus audaciam propter vias Domini."<p><span class= "bld">Moreover.</span>--<span class= "ital">And again, further.</span> Referring to <a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm" title="And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;">2Chronicles 17:3</a>. Not only did he not seek the Baals, but more than this, he removed the high places, &c. [This is the common explanation. But the sense may rather be: "And he again removed," referring back to Asa's reforms, <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm" title="Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.">2Chronicles 14:5</a>.]<p><span class= "bld">Groves.</span>--'<span class= "ital">Asherim, "</span>Asherahs." (<a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm" title="For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:">2Chronicles 14:3</a>.)<p><span class= "bld"> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord</span>. Although the verb <span class="hebrew">גָבַהּ</span> often carries a bad sense with it, it quite as often carries with it a good one in the Old Testament, and the typical instance of the former (<a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">Psalm 131:1</a>) is fully counterbalanced by <a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Isaiah 52:13</a>. The marginal "was enencouraged may be superseded with advantage by "took courage" (<a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The groves</span>. Supersede this incorrect rendering by <span class="accented">the Asherim</span>; and upon the seeming discrepancy, see again ch. 15:17, and "Introduction to Chronicles" there quoted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And his heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took delight</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḡ·bah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar, be lofty, to be haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the ways</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדַרְכֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏar·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">furthermore,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְע֗וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he removed</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵסִ֛יר</span> <span class="translit">(hê·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high places</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Asherah poles</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·šê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_842.htm">Strong's 842: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 17:6 His heart was lifted up (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 17:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 17:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 17:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 17:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>