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New King James Version

1 Kings 15:14

But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa's heart was loyal to the LORD all his days.

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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but the hye places put he not downe. Yet was the hert of Asa perfecte with the LORDE as longe as he lyued.
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 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 2 Chronicles 14:1-16:14">[xr] In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. 10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. 11 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did his father David. 12 And he banished the perverted persons [fn] from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. [fn] And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron. 14 But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa's heart was loyal to the LORD all his days. 15 He also brought into the house of the LORD the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. 16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

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
Hebrews 11:8-10">[xr] After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir."
Genesis 15:5
Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:7
Then He said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it."
Genesis 15:9
So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:11
And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
Genesis 15:14
And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
Genesis 15:18
On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River 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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