1 Kings 15:14

But the high places, he did not take away. Yet truly, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord during all his days.

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In The King James Version

But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

In Context

13Moreover, he also removed his mother, Maacah, from being the leader in the sacrifices of Priapus, and in his sacred grove which she had consecrated. And he destroyed his grotto. And he shattered the very indecent idol, and he burned it at the torrent Kidron.

15And he brought the things that his father had sanctified and vowed back to the house of the Lord: the silver, and the gold, and the vessels.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:2But still the people immolated in the high places. For no temple had been built to the name of the Lord, even to that day.

1 Kings 8:61Also, may our hearts be perfect with the Lord our God, so that we may walk in his decrees, and keep his commandments, as also on this day.”

1 Kings 15:3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him. Neither was his heart perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father.

2 Kings 12:3Yet still he did not take away the high places. For the people were still immolating, and burning incense, in the high places.

2 Kings 15:4Yet truly, he did not demolish the high places. And still the people were sacrificing, and burning incense, in the high places.

2 Chronicles 14:5And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:10-25

Asa's Reign. ( b. c. 914.) 9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord , as did David his father. 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a… Read the whole commentary →

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