The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 15:17 Explained

2 Chronicles 15:17

KJV: But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

YLT: yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.

Darby: But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.

ASV: But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the high places  were not taken away  out of Israel:  nevertheless the heart  of Asa  was perfect  all his days. 

What does 2 Chronicles 15:17 Mean?

Study Notes

Israel
i.e. the northen or ten-tribe kingdom.

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 15

1  Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah,
12  make a solemn covenant with God
16  He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry
18  He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 15:17 mean?

But the high places not were removed from Israel nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days
וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת לֹא־ סָ֖רוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֧ק לְבַב־ אָסָ֛א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֖ם כָּל־ יָמָֽיו

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת  But  the  high  places 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).
סָ֖רוּ  were  removed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  from  Israel 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
רַ֧ק  nevertheless 
Parse: Adverb
Root: רַק  
Sense: only, altogether, surely.
לְבַב־  the  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
אָסָ֛א  of  Asa 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָא  
Sense: king of Judah, son of Abijam, father of Jehoshaphat.
שָׁלֵ֖ם  loyal 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: complete, safe, peaceful, perfect, whole, full, at peace.
יָמָֽיו  his  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.