'But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days — A qualification (וְרַק־הַבָּמוֹת לֹא־סָרוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל): the high places were not eliminated, though 'the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD' (רַק־לְבַב־אָסָא הָיָה שָׁלֵם עִם־יְהוָה כָּל־יָמָיו). The persistence of unauthorized worship-sites, despite Asa's devotion, foreshadowed later problems.

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