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.
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Barnes' Notes
On the general piety of Asa, see above, 1Ki 15:11-15 and references. Jehoshaphat seems to have been a still better king, for he did not, like Asa, fall away in his old age 2Ch 16:2-12. The high places…
Adam Clarke
The high places were not taken away - In Ch2 17:6, it is expressly said, that he did take away the high places. Allowing that the text is right in 2 Chron., the two places may be easily reconciled.…
Here is, I. A short account of the reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of Chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince,…
Cambridge Bible
nevertheless[R.V. howbeit] the high places were not taken away for [om. forR.V.] the people offered[R.V. still sacrificed] and burnt incense yet[om. yetR.V.] in the high places. The changes get rid of…
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