¹⁷ The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

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

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

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]