¹⁷ Nevertheless, the high places were not removed from Israel, even though Asa’s heart was blameless all of his life. ¹⁸ Asa brought into God’s Temple the things that his father had dedicated, as well as his own dedicated gifts such as silver, gold, and temple service^[a] implements. ¹⁹ Asa experienced no more war until the end of the^[b] thirty-fifth year of his reign.