2 Chronicles 15:17 (YLT)

Passage

yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:15 and rejoice do all Judah concerning the oath, for with all their heart they have sworn, and with all their good-will they have sought Him, and He is found of them, and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about.

2 Chronicles 15:16 And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king--he hath removed her from <FI>being<Fi> mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth <FI>it<Fi> small, and burneth <FI>it<Fi> by the brook Kidron:

2 Chronicles 15:17 yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.

2 Chronicles 15:18 And he bringeth in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of God, silver, and gold, and vessels.

2 Chronicles 15:19 And war hath not been till the thirty and fifth year of the reign of Asa.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "high", "places", "turned", "aside", "israel", "only", "heart", and "hath". 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 "And also Maachah mother of Asa the..." into verse 18's "And he bringeth in the sanctified things...", 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.