God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 15:17
17Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed ⌞to the Lord⌟ his entire life.
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
15All the people of Judah were overjoyed because of the oath, since they took the oath wholeheartedly. They took great pleasure in looking for the Lord, and he let them find him. So the Lord surrounded them with peace. 16King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she made a statue of the repulsive goddess Asherah. Asa cut the statue down, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed ⌞to the Lord⌟ his entire life. 18He brought into God’s temple the silver, the gold, and the utensils he and his father had set apart as holy. 19There was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 15:17 word by word
וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת לֹא־סָ֖רוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֧ק לְבַב־אָסָ֛א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֖ם כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:17
- 2 Chronicles 14:3He got rid of the altars of foreign gods, broke down the sacred stones, and cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
- Deuteronomy 12:13Be careful that you don’t sacrifice your burnt offerings wherever you want.
- 1 Kings 3:2The people were still sacrificing at other worship sites because a temple for the name of the Lord had not yet been built.
- 1 Kings 22:43Jehoshaphat carefully followed the example his father Asa had set and did what the Lord considered right.
- 2 Kings 12:3But the illegal places of worship weren’t torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites.
- 2 Kings 14:4But the illegal places of worship were still not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites.
- 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Syria and did not depend on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped your grasp.
- 1 Kings 11:4In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed 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
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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
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