But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

But the high places were not removed; only, Asa's heart was perfect with Jehovah all his days.

and the high places have not turned aside; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect with Jehovah all his days,

The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.

But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole with the LORD all his days. .

But the high places, he did not take away. Yet truly, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord during all his days.

2-Chronicles 14:3 would seem at first sight to imply that he entirely put down the worship. But idolatry, if at one time put down, crept back afterward; or while Asa endeavored to sweep it wholly away, his subjects would not be controlled, but found a means of maintaining it in some places - not perhaps in the cities (see 2-Chronicles 14:5), but in remote country districts, where the royal authority was weaker, and secrecy more practicable.

The high places were not removed - He was not able to make a thorough reformation; this was reserved for his son Jehoshaphat.
Asa's heart was perfect - He worshipped the true God, and zealously promoted his service; see on 1-Kings 15:3 (note). And even the high places which he did not remove were probably those where the true God alone was worshipped; for that there were such high places the preceding history amply proves, and Jarchi intimates that these were places which individuals had erected for the worship of Jehovah.

But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was (e) perfect with the LORD all his days.
(e) Though he permitted them to worship God in other places than he had appointed it came from ignorance, and not from malice.

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.

High places - 2-Chronicles 14:3. He took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places where they were worshipped: but as for those high places where the true God was worshipped he did not take them away; partly, because he thought there was no great evil in them, which had been used by David and Solomon, and other good men; partly, because he thought the removal of them might do more hurt than their continuance, by occasioning the total neglect of God's worship by many of the people, who either could not, or, through want of faith and zeal, would not go up to Jerusalem to worship, now especially, when the Israelites, formerly their friends, were become their enemies, and watched all opportunities to invade or molest them. Was perfect - That is, he sincerely and constantly adhered to the worship of God. Though he could not hinder the people from using the high places, yet he entirely devoted himself to the worship of God in the manner and place prescribed by him.