Translations
Modern
The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
Traditional
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.
Literal
And the high places were not removed; nevertheless the heart of Asa was completely with YHWH all his days.
Latin
…excelsa autem non abstulit. Verumtamen cor Asa perfectum erat cum Domino cunctis diebus suis:
Original
Hebrew
English
The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
Notes
Even though he let the pagan shrines stay, Asa stayed faithful to the Lord. People seemed to use these shrines to worship the Lord. In his later years, Asa's spiritual enthusiasm seemed to weaken (2 Chronicles 16:7–12).
Theme notes and profiles
Asa God’s Faithfulness to His People Pure Worship True Success
Events
Parallels
People
Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat
Glossary
Topics
Asa: King of Judah High Places: Signify a Place of Idolatrous Worship Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Asa Perfection: Ascribed to Asa Prophecies Concerning Israel: Asa's Good Reign Religious Zeal: Asa Religious Zeal: General Scriptures Concerning Rulers: Righteous: Asa, in Abolishing Sodomy and Other Abominations of Idolatry