2 Chronicles 14:5

5 And he removed the high places and the incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom had rest under him.

2 Chronicles 14:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:5

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high
places and the images
Perhaps the high places in ( 2 Chronicles 14:3 ) design only the high places and altars in Jerusalem, and near it; these in all the rest of the cities of the land; the "images were", as the word signifies, "sun images", either made in the form of the sun, or dedicated to it, or temples for it; (See Gill on Leviticus 26:30),

and the kingdom was quiet before him;
he had no foreign enemy to molest him, and so took that opportunity to reform divine worship, and in that he met with no opposition from his people.

2 Chronicles 14:5 In-Context

3 He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.

4 And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.

5 And he removed the high places and the incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom had rest under him.

6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest. Under him there was no war in those years, for Yahweh had given rest to him.

7 And he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround [them with] walls, towers, gates, and bars while the land [is] before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought and he has given rest to us on every side." So they built and had success.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "before"