But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days — A crucial limitation: despite comprehensive reforms, the high places—local shrines—remained. Yet the text affirms that Asa's heart was wholly true to the LORD. This suggests that the high places, while irregular from a Deuteronomistic perspective, did not necessarily represent apostate worship in Asa's time. The distinction between central sanctuary corruption (which he eliminated) and peripheral shrine practice (which persisted) reflects the complexity of religious reformation.

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