Since Asa was king, he may have told his officials to do these things. AT: "he had his people take away the high places ... He had his workers build fortified cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
There being no war is spoken of as if the kingdom had rest. AT: "The kingdom had peace under him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# under him
"under his reign." A king ruling a kingdom is spoken of as if the king is over the kingdom or the kingdom is under the king. AT: "during his reign" or "while he was king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])