1 Kings 15:14

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 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

12And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron. But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was loyal to the Lord all his days. 15He also brought into the house of the Lord the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. 16Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

1 Kings 15:14 word by word

וְהַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ רַ֣ק לְבַב־אָסָ֗א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֛ם עִם־יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• were not removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• nevertheless Asa’sאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• was perfectשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

People and places in 1 Kings 15:14

• Asa

Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:14

• 1 Kings 22:43And he walked in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them, doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
• 2 Kings 12:3But the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
• 2 Kings 14:4However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
• 2 Kings 15:4except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
• 2 Chronicles 14:3for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images.
• 1 Kings 15:3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
• 1 Kings 8:61Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.”
• 1 Kings 11:4For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
• 2 Chronicles 15:17But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 15:14

• Asa
• High Places
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Perfection
• Rulers
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Proclamation
• Abishag
• Criticism
• High Place
• Judah, Kingdom of

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