2 Kings 12:3
“But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high places.”
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2 Kings 12:3 Context
1In the seuenth yeere of Iehu, Iehoash began to reigne, and fourtie yeeres reigned he in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2And Iehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his dayes, wherein Iehoiada the Priest instructed him. 3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high places. 4¶ And Iehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord, euen the money of euery one that passeth the account, the money that euery man is set at, and all the money that commeth into any mans heart, to bring into the house of the Lord, 5Let the priests take it to them, euery man of his acquaintance, and let them repaire the breaches of the house, wheresoeuer any breach shalbe found.
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 12:3
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
- King James Version
Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But the high places were not taken away; the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.
- Basic English Bible
Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- Darby Bible
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
- Webster's Bible
However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
- World English Bible
only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(12:4) Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high places.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 12:3
12:3 Burnt incense - To the true God.