17
Unfortunately he didn't get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned - his heart was in the right place, loyal to God.
15
All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
16
King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
17
Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.
18
He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
19
There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.