And when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the Asherahs, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, also in Ephraim and Manasseh, even to the end. And all the sons of Israel returned, each to his possession, into their own cities.

And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house which he had built for her. For he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places into which the ark of Jehovah has come are holy.

He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images. And the kingdom was quiet before him.

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. But the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah. And he took away the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.