1 Kings 15:14

14 The places of worship to gods were not removed. Even so, Asa was faithful to the Lord all his life.

1 Kings 15:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:14

But the high places were not removed
That is, such as had been used for the worship of God, before the temple was built, which yet now should have been removed, since sacrifice was now only to be offered there; but he might think they were still lawful, or the people had such an opinion of them, that it was difficult and dangerous to attempt to remove them; otherwise high places for idolatry were removed by him, ( 2 Chronicles 14:3 ) ,

nevertheless, Asa's heart was perfect all his days;
he was sincere in the worship of God, and did everything to the best of his knowledge and capacity for restoring true religion, and destroying idolatry.

1 Kings 15:14 In-Context

12 He forced the male prostitutes at the worship places to leave the country. He also took away the idols that his ancestors had made.

13 His grandmother Maacah had made a terrible Asherah idol, so Asa removed her from being queen mother. He cut down that idol and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14 The places of worship to gods were not removed. Even so, Asa was faithful to the Lord all his life.

15 Asa brought into the Temple of the Lord the gifts he and his father had given: gold, silver, and utensils.

16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all the time they were kings.