1 Kings 15:14

14 But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his days.

1 Kings 15:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:14

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.

1 Kings 15:14 In-Context

12 He put away the male temple prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.

13 He also removed his mother Maacah from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for Asherah; Asa cut down her image and burned it at the Wadi Kidron.

14 But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his days.

15 He brought into the house of the Lord the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts—silver, gold, and utensils.

16 There was war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel all their days.