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Myles Coverdale Bible

1 Kings 15:14

but the hye places put he not downe. Yet was the hert of Asa perfecte with the LORDE as longe as he lyued.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asa;   High Places;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Perfection;   Rulers;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - High Places;   Thompson Chain Reference - Righteousness;   Righteousness-Unrighteousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Baasha;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Artaxerxes;   Baal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Kings, the Books of;   Maachah;   Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Place;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   High Place, Sanctuary;   Idolatry;   Priests and Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   High Place;   Judah, Kingdom of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The high places were not taken away, but Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his entire life.
Hebrew Names Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the LORD all his days.
King James Version
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.
English Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.
New Century Version
The places of worship to gods were not removed. Even so, Asa was faithful to the Lord all his life.
New English Translation
The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.
Amplified Bible
But the high places [of idol worship] were not removed. Nevertheless, Asa's heart was entirely devoted to the LORD all his days.
New American Standard Bible
But the high places were not eliminated; nevertheless Asa's heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But they put not downe the hie places. Neuertheles Asas heart was vpright with the Lord all his dayes.
Legacy Standard Bible
But the high places were not removed; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to Yahweh all his days.
Contemporary English Version
As long as Asa lived, he was completely faithful to the Lord , even though he did not destroy the local shrines.
Complete Jewish Bible
But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted with Adonai throughout his life.
Darby Translation
But the high places were not removed; only, Asa's heart was perfect with Jehovah all his days.
Easy-to-Read Version
Asa did not destroy the high places, even though he was faithful to the Lord all his life.
George Lamsa Translation
But the high places he did not remove; nevertheless Asas heart was perfect with the LORD his God all his days.
Good News Translation
Even though Asa did not destroy all the pagan places of worship, he remained faithful to the Lord all his life.
Lexham English Bible
But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.
Literal Translation
But they did not remove the high places. Only the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all the days.
American Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.
Bible in Basic English
The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the hie places were not put downe: Neuerthelesse Asa his heart was perfect with the Lorde all his dayes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole with the LORD all his days.
King James Version (1611)
But the high places were not remooued: neuerthelesse, Asa his heart was perfect with the Lord all his dayes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But he removed not the high places; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days.
English Revised Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the LORD all his days.
Berean Standard Bible
The high places were not removed, but Asa's heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sotheli he dide not awei hiy thingis; netheles the herte of Asa was perfit with hys Lord God, in alle hise daies.
Young's Literal Translation
and the high places have not turned aside; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect with Jehovah all his days,
Update Bible Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
Webster's Bible Translation
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
World English Bible
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
New King James Version
But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa's heart was loyal to the LORD all his days.
New Living Translation
Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa's heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.
New Life Bible
The high places were not taken away. But Asa was faithful to the Lord with all his heart for all his days.
New Revised Standard
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his days.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, the high places, removed he not, - nevertheless, the heart of Asa, was blameless with Yahweh, all his days.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the high places he did not take away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days:
Revised Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.

Contextual Overview

9 In ye twentyeth yeare of kynge Ieroboam ouer Israel, was Asa kynge in Iuda, 10 and reigned one & fortye yeare at Ierusalem. His graundmothers name was Maecha the doughter of Abisalom. 11 And Asa dyd that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE, as dyd his father Dauid. 12 And he remoued ye whoremongers out of the londe, and put downe all the Idols that his fathers had made. 13 He put his mother from the mynistracion, that she had made vnto Miplezeth in ye groue. And Asa roted out hir Miplezeth, and brent it in the broke Cedron: 14 but the hye places put he not downe. Yet was the hert of Asa perfecte with the LORDE as longe as he lyued. 15 And the syluer and golde, and vessels that his father had halowed, & soch as was sanctified vnto ye house of the LORDE, that broughte he in. 16 And there was warre betwene Asa & Baesa the kynge of Israel, as longe as they lyued. 17 Baesa the kynge of Israel wente vp agaynst Iuda, and buylded Rama, that no man shulde go out and in of Asas syde the kynge of Iuda. 18 Then toke Asa all the syluer and golde that was lefte in the treasure of the house of the LORDE, and in the treasure of the kynges house, and delyuered it in to his seruauntes handes, & sent it vnto Benadab the sonne of Tabrimon the sonne of Hesion kynge of Siria, which dwelt at Damascon, and let saye vnto him:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the high places: 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Kings 15:4, 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 14:5

was perfect: 1 Kings 15:3, 1 Kings 8:61, 1 Kings 11:4, 2 Chronicles 15:17, 2 Chronicles 15:18, 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Chronicles 25:2

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:3 - only he 2 Kings 18:4 - removed 2 Kings 20:3 - a perfect heart 2 Chronicles 14:2 - good and right 2 Chronicles 15:16 - cut down Isaiah 38:3 - a perfect

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
It happened after these actes, yt the worde of ye LORDE came vnto Abra in a vysion, and sayde: Feare not Abram, I am thy shylde and thy exceadinge greate rewarde.
Genesis 15:2
But Abram sayde: LORDE LORDE, what wilt thou geue me? I go childles, and the seruaunt of my house (this Eleasar of Damascos) hath a sonne.
Genesis 15:4
And beholde, the worde of the LORDE spake vnto him, and saide: He shal not be thine heyre, but one that shal come out of thine owne body, he shal be thine heyre.
Genesis 15:5
And he bad him go forth, and sayde: Loke vp vnto heauen, and tell ye starres: Canst thou nombre them? And he sayde vnto him: Euen so shal thy sede be.
Genesis 15:6
Abram beleued the LORDE, and yt was counted vnto him for righteousnes.
Genesis 15:7
And he sayde vnto him: I am ye LORDE, yt brought the from Vr out of Chaldea, to geue ye this londe to possesse it.
Genesis 15:9
And he sayde vnto him: Take a cow of thre yeare olde, and a she goate of thre yeare olde, and a ramme of thre yeare olde, and a turtyll doue, and a yonge pigeon.
Genesis 15:11
And the foules fell vpo the flesh, but Abram droue them awaye.
Genesis 15:14
But the people who they shal serue, wyl I iudge. Afterwarde shall they go forth with greate substaunce:
Genesis 15:18
The same daye made the LORDE a couenaut with Abram, and sayde: Vnto thy sede wil I geue this lode, from the water of Egipte, vnto the greate water Euphrates:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the high places were not removed,.... That is, such as had been used for the worship of God, before the temple was built, which yet now should have been removed, since sacrifice was now only to be offered there; but he might think they were still lawful, or the people had such an opinion of them, that it was difficult and dangerous to attempt to remove them; otherwise high places for idolatry were removed by him, 2 Chronicles 14:3,

nevertheless, Asa's heart was perfect all his days; he was sincere in the worship of God, and did everything to the best of his knowledge and capacity for restoring true religion, and destroying idolatry.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:3 would seem at first sight to imply that he entirely put down the worship. But idolatry, if at one time put down, crept back afterward; or while Asa endeavored to sweep it wholly away, his subjects would not be controlled, but found a means of maintaining it in some places - not perhaps in the cities (see 2 Chronicles 14:5), but in remote country districts, where the royal authority was weaker, and secrecy more practicable.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 15:14. The high places were not removed — He was not able to make a thorough reformation; this was reserved for his son Jehoshaphat.

Asa's heart was perfect — He worshipped the true God, and zealously promoted his service; see on 1 Kings 15:3. And even the high places which he did not remove were probably those where the true God alone was worshipped; for that there were such high places the preceding history amply proves, and Jarchi intimates that these were places which individuals had erected for the worship of Jehovah.


 
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