Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

King James Version

But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Holman Bible

Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

International Standard Version

except that the high places were not demolished, so the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.

A Conservative Version

However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

American Standard Version

Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Amplified

Only the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense [to the Lord] on the high places [rather than at the temple].

Bible in Basic English

But the high places were not taken away; the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.

Darby Translation

Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Julia Smith Translation

. Only the heights were not removed; the people yet sacrificing and burning incense upon the heights.

King James 2000

But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Only the high places were not removed; the people [were] still making sacrifices and offering incense on the high places.

Modern King James verseion

But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But they took not away the hill altars, for the people slew and offered still in the hill altars.

NET Bible

But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

New Heart English Bible

However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

The Emphasized Bible

save only, that, the high places, took they not away, - still were the people sacrificing and burning incense in the high places.

Webster

But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

World English Bible

However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Youngs Literal Translation

only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּמה 
Bamah 
Usage: 103

שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

זבח 
Zabach 
Usage: 134

קטר 
Qatar 
Usage: 116

References

Morish

Context Readings

Jehoash/Joash Reigns In Judah

2 Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days, because he was guided by the teaching of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 4 Jehoash said to the priests: All the money of the holy things, which comes into the house of Jehovah, the amount fixed for every man's payment, and all the money given by any man freely by motivation of his heart,

Cross References

2 Kings 14:4

Still the high places were not taken away. The people continued making offerings and burning them in the high places.

1 Kings 15:14

The high places were not taken away. Nevertheless Asa's heart was true to Jehovah all his life.

1 Kings 22:43

Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah. However the places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

2 Kings 15:35

But he did not take away the high places. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He was the builder of the higher gate of the Temple of Jehovah.

2 Kings 18:4

He removed the high places. He broke the stone pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah poles. The brass snake that Moses had made was crushed to powder at his command, because in those days the children of Israel had offerings burned before it, and he gave it the name Nehushtan.

2 Chronicles 31:4

He told the people living in Jerusalem to give the priests and Levites the portions they were due so that they could devote themselves to Jehovah's Law.

Jeremiah 2:20

Long ago you broke off your yoke, tore off your bonds, and said that you would not be a slave. You lay down and acted like a prostitute on every high hill and under every large tree.

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