II Chronicles 14:2
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And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
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In this and the two following chapters we have the history of the reign of Asa, a good reign and a long one. In this chapter we have, I. His piety (Ch2 14:1-5). II. His policy (Ch2 14:6-8). III. His prosperity, and particularly a glorious victory he obtained over a great army of Ethiopians that came out against him (Ch2 14:9-15).
Open source ↗14:2-5 At the beginning of his reign, Asa . . . removed the foreign altars in Judah (14:5). However, he did not remove the pagan shrines from Israel (15:17). These were probably in the cities of the northern kingdom that Asa had inherited from Abijah. Idolatry practiced by other peoples occupying the land plagued Judah throughout its history; this pagan activity might have revived toward the end of Asa’s reign more than thirty years later.
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And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.