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2 Chronicles 14:2–5

Asa Reigns in Judah

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God, for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and bthe 1high places, and cbroke down the sacred pillars dand cut down the wooden images. He commanded Judah to eseek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment. He also removed the 2high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him.

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2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment. He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. He commanded the people of Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands. Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Asa did what the Lord his God said was good and right. He removed the foreign altars and the places where gods were worshiped. He smashed the stone pillars that honored other gods, and he tore down the Asherah idols. Asa commanded the people of Judah to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his teachings and commandments. He also removed the places where gods were worshiped and the incense altars from every town in Judah. So the kingdom had peace while Asa was king.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God: for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Jehovah his God; and he took away the altars of the strange gods and the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs; and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, and to practise the law and the commandment. And he removed out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Asa did what the Lord his God considered good and right. 

He got rid of the altars of foreign gods, broke down the sacred stones, and cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. He told the people of Judah to dedicate their lives to serving the Lord God of their ancestors and follow his teachings and commands. He got rid of the illegal places of worship and the altars for incense in all the cities of Judah. The kingdom was at peace during his reign. 

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God. He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles. He told the people of Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands. He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom experienced peace under him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God. He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles, and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment. He also removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God. He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs. And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment. 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 14:2–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. He removed the altars where strange gods were worshiped. He took away the high places. He smashed the sacred stones. He cut down the poles that were used to worship the goddess Asherah. He commanded Judah to worship the Lord, the God of their people. He commanded them to obey the Lord’s laws and commands.

He removed the high places and incense altars from every town in Judah. The kingdom had peace and rest under him.

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Asa did good and right in the sight of the Lord his God,

for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,

and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.

He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.


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