2 Aʹsa did what was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God. 3 He removed the foreign altars+ and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars,+ and cut down the sacred poles.*+ 4 Further, he told Judah to search for Jehovah the God of their forefathers and to observe the Law and the commandment. 5 So he removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense stands,+ and under him, the kingdom continued without disturbance.

11 Aʹsa then called to Jehovah his God+ and said: “O Jehovah, it does not matter to you whether those you help are many or have no power.+ Help us, O Jehovah our God, for we are relying* on you,+ and in your name we have come against this crowd.+ O Jehovah, you are our God. Do not let mortal man prevail against you.”+

17 But the high places were not removed+ from Israel.+ Nevertheless, Aʹsa’s heart was complete* all his life.*+