2 Chronicles 15:17 (LSB)

Passage

But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was wholly devoted all his days.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:15 All Judah was glad concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had searched for Him with all their desire, and He was found by them. So Yahweh gave them rest on every side.

2 Chronicles 15:16 He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron.

2 Chronicles 15:17 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was wholly devoted all his days.

2 Chronicles 15:18 And he brought into the house of God the holy things of his father and his own holy things: silver and gold and utensils.

2 Chronicles 15:19 And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "high", "places", "removed", "israel", "nevertheless", "heart", "wholly", and "devoted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "high" and "places", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "He also removed Maacah the mother of..." into verse 18's "And he brought into the house of...", so "high" and "places" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "high" and "places" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.