14 (A)But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, (B)the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.

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14 Although he did not remove(A) the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed(B) to the Lord all his life.

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43 (A)He 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 (B)the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

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43 In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa(A) and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places,(B) however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:43 In Hebrew texts this sentence (22:43b) is numbered 22:44, and 22:44-53 is numbered 22:45-54.

And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and (A)his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.

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He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted(A) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

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61 (A)Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”

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61 And may your hearts(A) be fully committed(B) to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”

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Nevertheless, (A)the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places.

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The high places,(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

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17 (A)But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days. 18 And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.

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17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life. 18 He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.(A)

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He also took out of all the cities of Judah (A)the high places and the (B)incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.

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He removed the high places(A) and incense altars(B) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

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He took away the foreign altars (A)and the high places and broke down (B)the pillars and cut down the (C)Asherim

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He removed the foreign altars(A) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(B) and cut down the Asherah poles.[a](C)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles

(A)But the high places were not removed; (B)the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

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The high places,(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

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And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, (A)yet not with a whole heart.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.(A)

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(A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those (B)whose heart is blameless[a] toward him. (C)You have done foolishly in this, for from now on (D)you will have wars.”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 16:9 Or whole

For the eyes(A) of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish(B) thing, and from now on you will be at war.(C)

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(A)Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

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The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

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For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and (A)his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, (B)as was the heart of David his father.

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As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,(A) and his heart was not fully devoted(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

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