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Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa&#8217s heart was blameless all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was wholly devoted all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholeheartedly devoted his entire life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted his entire life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As long as Asa lived, he was faithful to the LORD, even though he did not destroy the local shrines in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed [to the LORD] his entire life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even though Asa did not destroy all the pagan places of worship in the land, he remained faithful to the LORD all his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not removed from Israel, even though Asa's heart was blameless all of his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />yet the high places have not been removed from Israel; only, the heart of Asa has been perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the heights were not removed from Israel: but the heart of Asa was complete all his days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But high places were left in Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But some high places were left in Israel. Even so, the heart of Asa was perfect during all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The high places did not disappear from Israel, yet Asa’s heart was undivided as long as he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true all his days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the altars on the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect in the worship of the LORD his God all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not remove the altars from Israel, however, the heart of Asa was perfect toward the awe of LORD JEHOVAH his God all the days of his life.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless they removed not the high places: they still existed in Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-17.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=3605" 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/15.htm">Asa's Reforms</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>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. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: wə·hab·bā·mō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">The high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: mî·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">from Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/609.htm" title="609: ’ā·sā (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps healer, an Isr. name. Of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.">Asa’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ- (N-msc) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/8003.htm" title="8003: šā·lêm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, safe, at peace. From shalam; complete; especially friendly.">fully devoted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">his days.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.…<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/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</a></span><br />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. / He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.<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="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">1 Samuel 7:3</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">1 Kings 3:2-3</a></span><br />The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built. / And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-11.htm">1 Kings 15:11-14</a></span><br />And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. / He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. ...<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/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-5</a></span><br />In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.</p><p class="hdg">the high places</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</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="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Deuteronomy 12:13,14</a></b></br> Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">1 Kings 3:2-4</a></b></br> Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days… </p><p class="hdg">the heart of Asa</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">2 Chronicles 16:7-12</a></b></br> And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></b></br> For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, <i>that</i> his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as <i>was</i> the heart of David his father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/26-10.htm">Although</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-10.htm">Asa's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-33.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-6.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">Although</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-19.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-19.htm">Asa's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-2.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-16.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/6-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-15.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">make a solemn covenant with God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace.</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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Despite Asa's reforms, these sites remained, indicating incomplete religious reform. High places were common in Canaanite culture and persisted among Israelites, often leading to syncretism. This reflects the challenge of eradicating deeply ingrained cultural practices. In <a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14</a>, a parallel account, it is noted that Asa did not remove the high places, suggesting a limitation in his otherwise zealous reforms. The persistence of high places is a recurring issue in Israel's history, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">2 Kings 12:3</a> and <a href="/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4</a>, where other kings also failed to remove them.<p><b>but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days</b><br>Asa's heart being fully devoted signifies his sincere commitment to God, despite the incomplete removal of high places. This phrase highlights the biblical theme that God values the heart's intention and devotion over external actions. Asa's reign is marked by religious reforms, including the removal of idols and the renewal of the covenant with God (<a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8-15</a>). His devotion is contrasted with other kings who turned away from God. Asa's commitment is reminiscent of David, who is described as a man after God's own heart (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>). This devotion is a type of Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the will of the Father. Asa's reign, though imperfect, points to the need for a perfect king, fulfilled in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>Asa was the king of Judah who reigned for 41 years. He is noted for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry, although he did not remove the high places in Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>These were sites of worship located on elevated ground, often associated with pagan practices. Despite Asa's reforms, these places remained in Israel, indicating incomplete religious reform.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>During Asa's reign, the kingdom was divided into Judah (the southern kingdom) and Israel (the northern kingdom). Asa ruled over Judah, while the high places mentioned were in Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/religious_reforms.htm">Religious Reforms</a></b><br>Asa initiated significant religious reforms, including the removal of idols and the renewal of the covenant with God, demonstrating his commitment to the Lord.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_azariah.htm">Prophet Azariah</a></b><br>Earlier in <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">2 Chronicles 15</a>, Azariah encourages Asa to seek the Lord, which leads to Asa's reforms. His influence is a backdrop to the events of this chapter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/wholehearted_devotion.htm">Wholehearted Devotion</a></b><br>Asa's life exemplifies the importance of being wholehearted in our devotion to God, even when we fall short in certain areas. Our commitment should be genuine and complete.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/incomplete_obedience.htm">Incomplete Obedience</a></b><br>The persistence of high places in Israel serves as a reminder that partial obedience can hinder our spiritual growth and the full realization of God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_leadership.htm">Influence of Leadership</a></b><br>Asa's reforms show the impact a leader can have on the spiritual direction of a community. Godly leadership can inspire others to seek the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_reformation.htm">Continuous Reformation</a></b><br>Spiritual reformation is an ongoing process. Like Asa, we must continually seek to align our lives with God's will, addressing areas of compromise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Asa's wholeheartedness left a legacy of faith, despite his imperfections. Our lives can similarly impact future generations when we live faithfully.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</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/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/is_there_evidence_of_altar_destruction.htm">In 2 Chronicles 31:1, is there any archaeological evidence confirming the wholesale destruction of pagan altars and high places across Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">But the high places were not taken away.</span>--See on <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>; <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>. An explanation of the discrepancy has been suggested there; but a better one perhaps may be thus stated. The former passage relates what the good king had resolved and attempted to effect; the present records his want of success, owing to the obstinate attachment of his people to their old sanctuaries.<p>A similar explanation applies to the apparent contradiction of <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm" title="And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.">2Chronicles 17:6</a> by <a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm" title="However, the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts to the God of their fathers.">2Chronicles 20:33</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Out of Israel.</span>--Not in Kings. The southern kingdom is meant.<p><span class= "bld">The heart of Asa was perfect.</span>--Kings adds, <span class= "ital">with Jehovah.</span> The meaning is, that though he failed to get rid of the high places, Asa himself was always faithful to the lawful worship of the Temple. (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm" title="And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.">1Chronicles 28:9</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The high places were not taken away out of Israel</span>. It is possible, but scarcely tenable, that, by Israel, the northern kingdom may be here intended. But for the apparent discrepancy with those places which say that Asa <span class="accented">did</span> take away "the high places" (<a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3, 5</a>), see notes under them, and §7. 1, pp. 16, 17, of 'Introduction to 1 Chronicles.' "The high places" were hills on which sacrifices were illegitimately offered instead of at the chosen place - at Jerusalem. <span class="cmt_word">The heart of Asa was perfect all his days</span>. The words, "with Jehovah," following after the word "perfect" in the parallel (<a href="/1_kings/15-17.htm">1 Kings 15:17</a>), makes the already plain plainer. The exact meaning is that Asa was consistently free from idolatry to the end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-17.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">The high places</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·bā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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">were not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">removed</span><br /><span class="heb">סָ֖רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(sā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<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">from Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֧ק</span> <span class="translit">(raq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Asa's</span><br /><span class="heb">אָסָ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·sā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַב־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fully devoted</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8003.htm">Strong's 8003: </a> </span><span class="str2">Complete, safe, at peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his days.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:17 But the high places were not taken (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:18" /></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>