2 Chronicles 15:17

2 Chronicles 15:17 in other versions

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

Context of 2 Chronicles 15:17

15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side. 16King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days. 18And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated. 19And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

2 Chronicles 15:17 word by word

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת לֹא־סָ֖רוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֧ק לְבַב־אָסָ֛א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֖ם כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• The high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• were notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• butרַקraq · exceptH7535
• Asa’sאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• fully devotedשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:17

• 2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
• Deuteronomy 12:13Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;
• 1 Kings 3:2The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
• 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 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
• 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.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The high places were not taken away - He had totally suppressed or destroyed the idolatry; but some of the places, buildings, or altars, he permitted to remain.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Comparing this verse with marginal references, it would seem that in 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 14:5 the intention and endeavors of the monarch are in the writer‘s mind, while here he is speaking of the practice of the people. However earnestly the most pious monarchs sought to root out the high-place worship, they failed of complete success. Compare a similar discrepancy, to be similarly explained, in the history of Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 17:6; 2…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-18The Chronicler described Asa’s response using the prophet’s exact words, but Asa's actions exceeded the general advice. When Asa heard the prophecy, he bravely started a wide-ranging reform. He began by removing the offensive idols that had returned to the land (see 2 Chronicles 14:5). Complete trust in God had won the war against the Cushites, and fully renewing the covenant brought peace to the promised land (2 Chronicles 15:15).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 15:17

• Decision

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Covenant
• Renew
• Criticism
• Oded
• Sacrifice

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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