Translations
Modern
He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
Traditional
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Literal
And He removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars; and the kingdom was quiet under him.
Latin
…et abstulit de cunctis urbibus Juda aras et fana, et regnavit in pace.
Original
Hebrew
English
He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
Notes
At the start of his reign, Asa removed the foreign altars in Judah (2 Chronicles 14:5). However, he did not remove the pagan shrines from Israel (2 Chronicles 15:17). These shrines were likely in the northern kingdom cities that Asa inherited from Abijah. Idolatry by other groups in the land troubled Judah throughout its history. This pagan activity might have increased again toward the end of Asa’s reign, over thirty years later.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province
Glossary
Topics
High Places: Destroyed: Asa, Partially Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Asa Religious Zeal: Asa Revivals: Asa Rulers: Righteous: Asa, in Abolishing Sodomy and Other Abominations of Idolatry The Sun: The Jews: Made Images of