Asa did that which was good and right in the LORD his God’s eyes,
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 2. God, with respect to the external worship of the true God, ( Bible.) though he had some faults. 3 Kennicott. 15:14.—Places, while he tolerated those which were intended for the service of the Lord, ( Calmet.) though illegally; and he even left the buildings erected by Solomon standing, (4 Kennicott. 23:13. Tirinus.) thinking they might be no longer dangerous. Salien.—Several other pious kings did the like, for which they deserved some reprehension; as they could not be ignorant, that this was considered as wrong by the more enlightened. Sirach 49:5. Tirinus.—It was the king’s duty to destroy the exterior practices of idolatry, while the priests and prophets were to instruct. Worthington.