- he took away:
- "For he took awayª°¹ the altarsª of the strangeª [gods], and the high places,ª and brake downª°¹ the images,ª and cut downª°¹ the groves:ª" {2Ch 14:3} + "But the high placesª were not¹ taken awayª° out of Israel:ª¹ nevertheless¹ the heartª of Asaª was¹ perfectª all¹ his days.ª" {2Ch 15:17} + "Neverthelessª there are goodª thingsª foundª° in¹ thee, in that¹ thou hast taken awayª° the grovesª out of¹ the land,ª and hast preparedª° thine heartª to seekª° God.ª" {2Ch 19:3} + "Howbeit¹ the high placesª were not¹ taken away:ª° for as yet¹ the peopleª had not¹ preparedª° their heartsª unto the Godª of their fathers.ª" {2Ch 20:33} + "Now when all¹ this¹ was finished,ª° all¹ Israelª that were presentª° went outª° to the citiesª of Judah,ª and brake²° the images² in pieces,ª°¹ and cut downª° the groves,ª and threw downª°¹ the high placesª and the altarsª out of all¹¹ Judahª and Benjamin,ª in Ephraimª also and Manasseh,ª until¹ they had utterly destroyedª° them all. Then all¹ the childrenª of Israelª returned,ª° every manª to his possession,ª into their own cities.ª" {2Ch 31:1} + "For in the eighthª yearª of his reign,ª° while he¹ was yet¹ young,ª he beganª° to seekª° after the Godª of Davidª his father:ª and in the twelfthªª yearª he beganª° to purgeª°¹ Judahª and Jerusalemª from¹ the high places,ª and the groves,ª and the carved images,ª and the molten images.ª ... And when he had broken downª°¹ the altarsª and the groves,ª and had beatenª° the graven imagesª into powder,ª° and cut downª° all¹ the idolsª throughout all¹ the landª of Israel,ª he returnedª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 34:3-7} + "And he walked²°¹ in all¹ the waysª of Asaª his father;ª he turned not asideª°¹ from¹ it, doingª° [that which was] rightª in the eyesª of the LORD:ª nevertheless¹ the high placesª were not¹ taken away;ª° [for] the peopleª offeredª° and burnt incenseª° yet¹ in the high places.ª" {1Kg 22:43}
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