But the highplaceswere not removedfrom Israel;neverthelessAsa'sheartwas blamelessallhis days.
For whenSolomonwas old,his wivesturnedhis heartawayafterothergods;and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,as the heartof Davidhis father[had been].
He walkedin allthe wayof Asahis father;he did not turnasidefrom it, doingrightin the sightof the LORD.However,the highplaceswere not takenaway;the peoplestillsacrificedand burntincenseon the highplaces.
Onlythe highplaceswere not takenaway;the peoplestillsacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces.
He alsoremovedMaacah,the motherof KingAsa,from the [position of] queenmother,becauseshe had madea horridimageas an Asherah,and Asacutdownher horridimage,crushed[it] and burned[it] at the brookKidron.
He broughtinto the houseof Godthe dedicatedthingsof his fatherand his own dedicatedthings:silverand goldand utensils.
He tookgreatpridein the waysof the LORDand againremovedthe highplacesand the Asherimfrom Judah.
He walkedin the wayof his fatherAsaand did not departfrom it, doingrightin the sightof the LORD.
The highplaces,however,were not removed;the peoplehad not yetdirectedtheir heartsto the Godof their fathers.
He sacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces,on the hillsand undereverygreentree.
Neverthelessthe peoplestillsacrificedin the highplaces,[although] onlyto the LORDtheir God.
