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1 Kings 15:14
14Asa did not remove the altars on all the hills, but he served the Lord faithfully for his whole life.
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 removed the male prostitutes from the altars on the hills. He sent them out of Judah. He removed all the useless idols that his ancestors had made. 13He also told his grandmother Maakah that she could no longer have authority as the Queen Mother. This was because she had made a disgusting Asherah pole to worship. Asa cut down the Asherah pole and he burned it in the Kidron Valley. Asa did not remove the altars on all the hills, but he served the Lord faithfully for his whole life. 15He brought into the Lord's temple the things that he and his father had made as gifts to the Lord. They used silver and gold to make some of these things. 16There was always a war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel while they ruled.
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וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ רַ֣ק לְבַב־אָסָ֗א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֛ם עִם־יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:14
- 1 Kings 22:43Jehoshaphat lived in the good way that his father Asa had lived. He only did things that the Lord says are right. But he did not remove all the altars that were on the hills. People continued to offer sacrifices on those altars and they continued to burn incense there.
- 2 Kings 12:3But Joash did not remove the altars on the hills. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on those altars.
- 2 Kings 14:4He did not remove the altars on the hills. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on those altars.
- 2 Kings 15:4But he did not remove the altars on the hills. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on those altars.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the altars and other places where people worshipped foreign gods. He broke the stone pillars and he cut down the Asherah poles.
- 1 Kings 15:3Abijah did the same bad things that his father had done before him. He did not serve the Lord his God faithfully, as his ancestor King David had done.
- 1 Kings 8:61I pray that you will continue to serve the Lord our God faithfully. You must continue to obey his rules and his commands, as you do now.’
- 1 Kings 11:4When Solomon became old, his wives caused him to serve other gods. Solomon no longer completely loved the Lord his God as his father David had done.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17Asa did not remove the altars on all the hills in Israel, but he served the Lord faithfully for his whole life.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9The Lord carefully watches over the whole earth. If people serve him faithfully, he makes them strong. But you have done a foolish thing. As a result, you will now always be fighting wars.’
- 2 Chronicles 25:2He did things that the Lord said were good. But he was not completely faithful.
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
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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
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