NET Bible
"The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime."
— 1 Kings 15:14, NET Bible
“But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.”
“But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days. ”
“But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.”
“But the high places he did not take away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days:”
“The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.”
“But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.”
Asa did what the LORD approved like his ancestor David had done.
He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.
He also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her loathsome pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime.
He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the LORD’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.
Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other.
King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.