The people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

(Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.”

Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.