The people built high places, stone memorials, and sacred poles. [177] They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.
1 Kings 22:43 - Easy To Read Version Jehoshaphat was good. He did like his father before him. He obeyed all the things that the Lord wanted. But Jehoshaphat did not destroy the high places. [232] The people continued offering sacrifices [233] and burning incense [234] at those places. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He walked in all the ways or customs of Asa his father, never swerving from it, doing right in the sight of the Lord. However, the [idolatrous] high places were not taken away; for the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. American Standard Version (1901) And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah: howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. Common English Bible Jehoshapat walked in all the ways of his father Asa, not deviating from it. He did the right things in the LORD’s eyes, with the exception that he didn’t remove the shrines. The people continued to sacrifice and offer incense at them. Catholic Public Domain Version And he walked in the entire way of Asa, his father, and he did not decline from it. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he walked in all the way of Asa his father, and he declined not from it: and he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. |
The people built high places, stone memorials, and sacred poles. [177] They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.
Asa did the good things that the Lord said are right, like his ancestor [183] David did.
Asa did not destroy the high places, [184] but he was faithful to the Lord all his life.
David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.
Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king. Jehoshaphat ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. Jehoshaphat’s mother was named Azubah. Azubah was the daughter of Shilhi.
The temple had not yet been finished. So people were still making animal sacrifices [12] on altars at the high places. [13]
But he did not destroy the high places. [142] The people still made sacrifices and burned incense at those places of worship.
Maybe you will say, “We trust the Lord our God.” But I know that Hezekiah took away the high places [227] and altars [228] where people worshiped the Lord. And Hezekiah told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship only in front of the altar here in Jerusalem.”
Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against strong people! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone win against you!”
The high places {\cf2\super [191]} were not removed from Judah, but Asa’s heart was faithful to the Lord all of Asa’s life.
Asa felt encouraged when he heard these words and the message from Obed the prophet. Then he removed the hated idols from the whole area of Judah and Benjamin. Asa also removed those hated idols from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the Lord’s altar {\cf2\super [185]} that was in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [186]}
I will not have any idols {\cf2\super [536]} in front of me.\par I hate people turning against you like that.\par I will not do that!\par
Evil people do crooked things.\par The Lord will punish those evil people.\par
If a person trusts the Lord,\par that person will be truly happy.\par A person will be truly happy\par if he doesn’t turn to demons and false gods {\cf2\super [249]} for help.\par
They have very quickly turned away from the things I commanded them to do. They made a calf from melted gold for themselves. They are worshiping that calf and making sacrifices [327] to it. The people have said, ‘Israel, these are the gods that led you out of Egypt.’”
A wise son listens carefully when his father tells him what to do. But a proud person does not listen when people try to correct him.
Don’t leave the straight path—the way that is good and right. But always turn away from evil.