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 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 banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. 13He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life. 15He brought into the Temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated. 16There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel.

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

Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:14

• 1 Kings 22:43Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
• 2 Kings 12:3Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
• 2 Kings 14:4Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
• 2 Kings 15:4But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
• 2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
• 1 Kings 15:3He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.
• 1 Kings 8:61And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”
• 1 Kings 11:4In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.
• 2 Chronicles 15:17Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:2Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly.

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