However the high places were not taken away. Neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of LORD. And furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set thy heart to seek God.
And he did that which was evil, because he did not set his heart to seek LORD.
who sets his heart to seek God, LORD, the God of his fathers, though [he be] not according to the purification of the sanctuary.
For he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to LORD, and serve him only. And he will deli
yet LORD has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and did not turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of LORD.
the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders,
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Nevertheless the people still sacrificed in the high places, but only to LORD their God.