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He walked in the ways of Asa, his father
A person's behavior is spoken of as if that person walked along a path. AT: "He did the same things that Asa, his father, had done" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
what was right in the eyes of Yahweh
Here "eyes" represents seeing and Yahweh's opinion is spoken of as if he were able to see something. AT: "what Yahweh considered to be right" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the high places were not taken away
This can be stated in active form. AT: "he did not take away the high places" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)