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2 Chronicles 15:17

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The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
2 Chronicles 15:17 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect 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.
  • NKJV But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.
  • NASB But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.
  • NLT Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life.

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Quick answer

Though the high places remained in Israel, Asa's heart was wholly devoted to God all his days. God commends a sincere heart even amid incomplete reform.

Overview

The Chronicler honestly notes that some high places persisted, yet affirms Asa's lifelong wholehearted devotion. (The tension with 14:3-5 is usually resolved by distinguishing high places in Judah from those in the wider land, or as incomplete reform.) The verdict shows God values genuine heart-loyalty, while pointing ahead to Christ, whose obedience was perfect and complete.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 8

  • 1 Kgs 22:43And 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.
  • 2 Kgs 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
  • 1 Kgs 11:4For 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.
  • 2 Chr 14:3–5He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
  • 2 Kgs 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
  • Deut 12:13–14Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;
  • 2 Chr 16:7–12At 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.
  • 1 Kgs 3:2–4The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.

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But the high placesבָּמָהwere not taken awayסוּרout of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלnevertheless the heartלֵבָבof Asaאָסָאwas perfectשָׁלֵםall his daysיוֹם
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