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Bishop's Bible

1 Kings 15:14

But the hie places were not put downe: Neuerthelesse Asa his heart was perfect with the Lorde all his dayes.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asa;   High Places;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Perfection;   Rulers;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - High Places;   Thompson Chain Reference - Righteousness;   Righteousness-Unrighteousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Baasha;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Artaxerxes;   Baal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Kings, the Books of;   Maachah;   Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Place;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   High Place, Sanctuary;   Idolatry;   Priests and Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   High Place;   Judah, Kingdom of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The high places were not taken away, but Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his entire life.
Hebrew Names Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the LORD all his days.
King James Version
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.
English Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days.
New Century Version
The places of worship to gods were not removed. Even so, Asa was faithful to the Lord all his life.
New English Translation
The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.
Amplified Bible
But the high places [of idol worship] were not removed. Nevertheless, Asa's heart was entirely devoted to the LORD all his days.
New American Standard Bible
But the high places were not eliminated; nevertheless Asa's heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But they put not downe the hie places. Neuertheles Asas heart was vpright with the Lord all his dayes.
Legacy Standard Bible
But the high places were not removed; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to Yahweh all his days.
Contemporary English Version
As long as Asa lived, he was completely faithful to the Lord , even though he did not destroy the local shrines.
Complete Jewish Bible
But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted with Adonai throughout his life.
Darby Translation
But the high places were not removed; only, Asa's heart was perfect with Jehovah all his days.
Easy-to-Read Version
Asa did not destroy the high places, even though he was faithful to the Lord all his life.
George Lamsa Translation
But the high places he did not remove; nevertheless Asas heart was perfect with the LORD his God all his days.
Good News Translation
Even though Asa did not destroy all the pagan places of worship, he remained faithful to the Lord all his life.
Lexham English Bible
But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.
Literal Translation
But they did not remove the high places. Only the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all the days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but the hye places put he not downe. Yet was the hert of Asa perfecte with the LORDE as longe as he lyued.
American Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.
Bible in Basic English
The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole with the LORD all his days.
King James Version (1611)
But the high places were not remooued: neuerthelesse, Asa his heart was perfect with the Lord all his dayes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But he removed not the high places; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days.
English Revised Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the LORD all his days.
Berean Standard Bible
The high places were not removed, but Asa's heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sotheli he dide not awei hiy thingis; netheles the herte of Asa was perfit with hys Lord God, in alle hise daies.
Young's Literal Translation
and the high places have not turned aside; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect with Jehovah all his days,
Update Bible Version
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
Webster's Bible Translation
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
World English Bible
But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
New King James Version
But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa's heart was loyal to the LORD all his days.
New Living Translation
Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa's heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.
New Life Bible
The high places were not taken away. But Asa was faithful to the Lord with all his heart for all his days.
New Revised Standard
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his days.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, the high places, removed he not, - nevertheless, the heart of Asa, was blameless with Yahweh, all his days.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the high places he did not take away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days:
Revised Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.

Contextual Overview

9 In the twentith yere of Ieroboam king of Israel raigned Asa ouer Iuda. 10 Fourtie & one yeres raigned he in Hierusalem: and his mothers name was Maacha, the daughter of Abisalom. 11 And Asa did [that seemed] ryght in the eyes of the Lorde, as did Dauid his father. 12 And he toke away the male stewes out of the lande, and put away all the abhominable idols that his fathers had made. 13 And he put downe Maacha his mother from bearing rule, because she had made an idoll in a groue: And Asa destroyed her idoll, and burnt it by the brooke Cedron. 14 But the hie places were not put downe: Neuerthelesse Asa his heart was perfect with the Lorde all his dayes. 15 He brought in the holy vessels of his father, and that he had dedicate vnto the house of the Lord, golde, and siluer, and iewels. 16 And there was warre betweene Asa, & Baasa king of Israel all their dayes. 17 And Baasa king of Israel went vp against Iuda, and built Rama, so that he woulde let none go out or in to Asa king of Iuda. 18 Then Asa toke al the siluer and golde that was left in the treasures of the house of the Lorde, and the treasures of the kinges house, and deliuered them vnto the handes of his seruauntes, and king Asa sent them to Benhadad the sonne of Tabrimon the sonne of Hezion king of Syria that dwelt at Damasco, saying:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the high places: 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Kings 15:4, 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 14:5

was perfect: 1 Kings 15:3, 1 Kings 8:61, 1 Kings 11:4, 2 Chronicles 15:17, 2 Chronicles 15:18, 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Chronicles 25:2

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:3 - only he 2 Kings 18:4 - removed 2 Kings 20:3 - a perfect heart 2 Chronicles 14:2 - good and right 2 Chronicles 15:16 - cut down Isaiah 38:3 - a perfect

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these thynges, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a vision, saying: feare not Abram I am thy shielde [and] thy exceedyng great rewarde.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram sayde: Lorde God what wylt thou geue me when I go chyldelesse, the chylde of the stewardship of my house is this Eleazer of Damasco?
Genesis 15:4
And beholde, the worde of the Lorde came vnto hym, saying, he shall not be thine heire: but one that shall come out of thine own bowels shalbe thine heire.
Genesis 15:5
And he brought hym out, and sayde: loke vp vnto heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And he sayde vnto hym: euen so shall thy seede be.
Genesis 15:6
And [Abram] beleued the Lord, & that counted he to hym for righteousnesse.
Genesis 15:7
And agayne he saide vnto him: I am the Lorde that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to geue thee this lande, & that thou myghtest inherite it.
Genesis 15:9
He aunswered vnto hym: Take an Heyfer of three yere olde, & a she Goate of three yere olde, and a three yere olde Ramme, a turtle Doue also, & a young Pigeon.
Genesis 15:11
And when the foules fell on the carkases, Abram droue them away.
Genesis 15:14
But the nation whom they shall serue wyll I iudge: and afterward shall they come out with great substaunce.
Genesis 15:18
In that same day the Lorde made a couenaunt with Abram, saying: vnto thy seede haue I geuen this lande, fro the ryuer of Egypt, euen vnto the great ryuer, the ryuer of Euphrates.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the high places were not removed,.... That is, such as had been used for the worship of God, before the temple was built, which yet now should have been removed, since sacrifice was now only to be offered there; but he might think they were still lawful, or the people had such an opinion of them, that it was difficult and dangerous to attempt to remove them; otherwise high places for idolatry were removed by him, 2 Chronicles 14:3,

nevertheless, Asa's heart was perfect all his days; he was sincere in the worship of God, and did everything to the best of his knowledge and capacity for restoring true religion, and destroying idolatry.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 14:3 would seem at first sight to imply that he entirely put down the worship. But idolatry, if at one time put down, crept back afterward; or while Asa endeavored to sweep it wholly away, his subjects would not be controlled, but found a means of maintaining it in some places - not perhaps in the cities (see 2 Chronicles 14:5), but in remote country districts, where the royal authority was weaker, and secrecy more practicable.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 15:14. The high places were not removed — He was not able to make a thorough reformation; this was reserved for his son Jehoshaphat.

Asa's heart was perfect — He worshipped the true God, and zealously promoted his service; see on 1 Kings 15:3. And even the high places which he did not remove were probably those where the true God alone was worshipped; for that there were such high places the preceding history amply proves, and Jarchi intimates that these were places which individuals had erected for the worship of Jehovah.


 
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