¹⁴ Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.

⁴³ Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. ^[a]During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

³ He 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.

⁶¹ And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”

³ Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

¹⁷ Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life. ¹⁸ He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated.

⁵ Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.

³ He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.

⁴ Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

² Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly.