His heart was committed to living the way the Lord wanted him to. He removed the high places from Judah. He also removed the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah.

他高兴遵行耶和华的道，并且从犹大除掉一切邱坛和木偶。

他乐意遵行耶和华的道，并且从犹大再次除掉一切丘坛和亚舍拉。

他乐意遵行耶和华的道，并且从犹大再次除掉一切丘坛和亚舍拉。

他专心遵行耶和华的道，铲除犹大境内的丘坛和亚舍拉神像。

他勇敢地遵行耶和华的道路，并且从犹大地中除掉邱坛和亚舍拉。

他高興遵行耶和華的道，並且從猶大除掉一切邱壇和木偶。

他樂意遵行耶和華的道，並且從猶大再次除掉一切丘壇和亞舍拉。

他樂意遵行耶和華的道，並且從猶大再次除掉一切丘壇和亞舍拉。

他專心遵行耶和華的道，剷除猶大境內的邱壇和亞舍拉神像。

他勇敢地遵行耶和華的道路，並且從猶大地中除掉邱壇和亞舍拉。

在永恆主的道路上他的心志很振奮；他還從猶大地除掉了邱壇和亞舍拉神木。

奮志行耶和華之道、且除猶大之崇邱與木偶、

約沙法勇行耶和華道、廢猶大地之崇坵、偶像。

奮勇行主之道、自猶大廢諸邱壇與諸亞舍拉、

His heart was devoted to the ways of the Lord; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.

His heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord. And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

He was deeply committed to the ways of the Lord. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.

He took great pride in the LORD’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

He took great pride in the ways of the Lord, and again removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.

And his heart took delight in the ways of the Lord; moreover he removed the high places and wooden images from Judah.

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

His mind rejoiced in the Lord’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah.

Asa didn’t remove the high places from Israel. But he committed his whole life completely to the Lord.

But the high places weren’t removed. The people still hadn’t worshiped the God of Israel with all their hearts.

Jehoshaphat followed all the ways of his father Asa. He didn’t wander away from them. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord. But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at them.

But there’s some good in you. You have removed all the poles in the land used to worship the female god named Asherah. And you have worshiped God with all your heart.”

While he was still young, he began to worship the God of King David. It was the eighth year of Josiah’s rule. In his 12th year Josiah began to get rid of the high places in Judah and Jerusalem. He removed the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. He also removed the statues of other false gods.He ordered the altars of the gods that were named Baal to be torn down. Josiah cut to pieces the altars above them that were used for burning incense. He smashed the Asherah poles. He also smashed the statues of other false gods. Josiah broke all of them to pieces. He scattered the pieces over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to those gods.He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. That’s the way he made Judah and Jerusalem pure and“ clean.”Josiah went to the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon. He went all the way to Naphtali. He also went to the destroyed places around all those towns.Everywhere Josiah went he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles. He crushed the statues of gods to powder. He cut to pieces all the altars for burning incense. He destroyed all those things everywhere in Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

“ You are a child of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You cheat people. You use all kinds of tricks. Won’t you ever stop twisting the right ways of the Lord?

Lord, may they sing about what you have done, because your glory is great.

The Passover Feast came to an end. The people of Israel who were in Jerusalem went out to the towns of Judah. They smashed the sacred stones. They cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They destroyed the high places and the altars. They did those things all through Judah and Benjamin. They also did them in Ephraim and Manasseh. They destroyed all the objects used to worship other gods. Then the Israelites returned to their own towns and property.

You will find delight in the Mighty One. You will honor God and trust in him.

I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to. I am not guilty of turning away from my God.I keep all his laws in mind. I haven’t turned away from his commands.

If someone is wise, they will realize that what I’ve said is true. If they have understanding, they will know what it means. The ways of the Lord are right. People who are right with God live the way he wants them to. But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.

Blessed are those who live without blame. They live in keeping with the law of the Lord.

Asa removed the altars where false gods were worshiped. He took away the high places. He smashed the sacred stones. He cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah.

You didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness when times were good.