He told the people of Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands. 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)

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  1. 14:5 Or incense altars

He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(A) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. He removed the high places(B) and incense altars(C) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(D)

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