KJV King James Version
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
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2 Kings 14:4
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
WEB World English Bible
However the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
ASV American Standard Version
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
only, the high places have not turned aside—yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 14
1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
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2 Kings 12:3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.2 Kings 16:4And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.2 Kings 15:35Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.2 Kings 15:4Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
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