Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.
King James Version
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Holman Bible
The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholehearted his entire life.
International Standard Version
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed from Israel, even though Asa's heart was blameless all of his life.
A Conservative Version
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
American Standard Version
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Amplified
But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.
Bible in Basic English
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.
Darby Translation
But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.
Julia Smith Translation
And the heights were not removed from Israel: but the heart of Asa was complete all his days.
King James 2000
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was fully devoted all his days.
Modern King James verseion
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. But the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they put not the hill altars out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was pure all his life.
NET Bible
The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.
New Heart English Bible
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
The Emphasized Bible
But, the high places, were not taken away out of Israel, - only, the heart of Asa, was perfect, all his days.
Webster
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
World English Bible
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Youngs Literal Translation
yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 15:17
Images 2 Chronicles 15:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Asa's Religious Reforms
16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother. She made a statue of the repulsive goddess Asherah. Asa immediately cut the statue down, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. 18 He brought into God's Temple the silver, the gold, and the utensils he and his father had set apart as holy.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:13-14
Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place you see,
1 Kings 3:2-4
A Temple had not yet been built for Jehovah. The people were still offering sacrifices at many different altars.
1 Kings 11:4
When Solomon was old he allowed his heart to be turned away to other gods by his wives. His heart was no longer true to Jehovah his God as the heart of his father David had been.
1 Kings 22:43
Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah. However the places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
2 Kings 12:3
The high places were not taken away. The people continued making offerings and burning them in the high places.
2 Kings 14:4
Still the high places were not taken away. The people continued making offerings and burning them in the high places.
2 Chronicles 14:3-5
He got rid of the altars of foreign gods. He broke down the sacred stones. He cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
2 Chronicles 16:7-12
Then the prophet Hanani went to King Asa. He said: Because you relied on the king of Syria instead of relying on Jehovah your God, the army of the king of Israel has escaped from you.