2 Chronicles 14:3,5
2 Chronicles 14:2-6 The Message (MSG)
Asa was a good king. He did things right in GOD’s eyes. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in GOD, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. GOD kept the peace.
2 Chronicles 14:2-6 The Message (MSG)
Asa was a good king. He did things right in GOD’s eyes. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in GOD, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. GOD kept the peace.
2 Chronicles 14:3 King James Version (KJV)
for he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves
2 Chronicles 14:5 King James Version (KJV)
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 14:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim
2 Chronicles 14:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.
2 Chronicles 14:3 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
2 Chronicles 14:5 New Century Version (NCV)
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 14:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim
2 Chronicles 14:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 14:3 New International Version (NIV)
He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
2 Chronicles 14:5 New International Version (NIV)
He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.
2 Chronicles 14:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images.
II Chronicles 14:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him.
2 Chronicles 14:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He removed the foreign altars and high places and tore down the [pagan] pillars (obelisks, memorial stones), and cut to pieces the Asherim [the symbols of the goddess Asherah].
2 Chronicles 14:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Asa also removed the [idolatrous] high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom was at rest and undisturbed under his reign.
2 Chronicles 14:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
2 Chronicles 14:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.