1 Kings 15:14

1 Kings 15:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.
• New International Version (NIV)Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was loyal to the Lord all his days.

Context of 1 Kings 15:14

12He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days. 15And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated. 16Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

1 Kings 15:14 word by word

וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ רַ֣ק לְבַב־אָסָ֗א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֛ם עִם־יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• The high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• were notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• butרַקraq · exceptH7535
• Asa’sאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• fully devotedשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• toעִם‛im · withH5973
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:14

• 1 Kings 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 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
• 2 Kings 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
• 2 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
• 2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
• 1 Kings 15:3And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
• 1 Kings 8:61So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”
• 1 Kings 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 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The 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; (note). 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 142 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-24Verses 9-24 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Even though he let the pagan shrines stay, Asa stayed faithful to the Lord. People seemed to use these shrines to worship the Lord. In his later years, Asa's spiritual enthusiasm seemed to weaken (2 Chronicles 16:7–12).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 15:14

• Asa
• High Places
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Perfection
• Rulers
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Proclamation
• Abishag
• Criticism
• High Place
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings