New English Translation
2 Chronicles 15:17
17The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.
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 Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the Lord and he responded to them. He made them secure on every side. 16King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley. The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. 18He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. 19There was no more 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 removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
- Deuteronomy 12:13Make sure you do not offer burnt offerings in any place you wish,
- 1 Kings 3:2Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord.
- 1 Kings 22:43He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. (22:44) However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
- 2 Kings 12:3But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
- 2 Kings 14:4But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
- 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
- 1 Kings 11:4When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; 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
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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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