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

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]

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.

³ The high places,^(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

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)

⁵ He removed the high places^(A) and incense altars^(B) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

³ He removed the foreign altars^(A) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones^(B) and cut down the Asherah poles.^[a](C)

⁴ The high places,^(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

² He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.^(A)