He also removed the high places and the shrines[a] from all the cities of Judah,(A) and the kingdom experienced peace under him.

Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah.(B) No one made war with him in those days because the Lord gave him rest.(C) So he said to the people of Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars.(D) The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God. We sought him and he gave us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:5 Or incense altars

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