English Standard Version
1 Kings 15:14
14But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was loyal to the Lord all his days.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.
Context of 1 Kings 15:14
12He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron. But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days. 15And he brought into the house of the Lord the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. 16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
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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 22:43He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
- 2 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places.
- 2 Kings 14:4But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
- 2 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
- 1 Kings 15:3And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
- 1 Kings 8:61Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day."
- 1 Kings 11:4For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."
- 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.
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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