¹¹ Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David^(A) had done.

Asa King of Judah^(A)

² Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.^(B)

¹⁷ Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.

⁷ At that time Hanani^(A) the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied^(B) on the king of Aram and not on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. ⁸ Were not the Cushites^[a](C) and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers^(D) of chariots and horsemen^[b]? Yet when you relied on the Lord, he delivered^(E) them into your hand. ⁹ For the eyes^(F) of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish^(G) thing, and from now on you will be at war.^(H)”

¹⁰ Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison.^(I) At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people.

¹¹ Then Asa called^(A) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,^(B) Lord our God, for we rely^(C) on you, and in your name^(D) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail^(E) against you.”

³ 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.