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the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Only the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />However, the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Amaziah did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the illegal places of worship were still not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He did not tear down the pagan places of worship, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />except that the high places were not abolished. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on the high places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />However the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But, the high places were not taken away: as yet the people sacrificed, and burnt incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />only, the high places have not been removed—the people are still sacrificing and making incense in high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> only, the high places have not turned aside -- yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But the heights were not turned away: the people yet sacrificing and burning incense in the heights.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But this only, that he took not away the high places: for yet the people sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />except for this alone: he did not take away the high places. For still the people were immolating, and burning incense, in the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />though the high places did not disappear, and the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the temples of idols he did not remove, and the people still were sacrificing and burning incense on the altars on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />However, he did not remove the high places, and the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Only he removed not the high places: as yet the people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/14-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4679" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">Amaziah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">Nevertheless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: hab·bā·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">taken away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">continued</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: mə·zab·bə·ḥîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">sacrificing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: ū·mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">and burning incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bab·bā·mō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">on the high places.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14</a></span><br />The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">2 Kings 12:3</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">2 Kings 15:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">2 Kings 15:35</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">1 Kings 22:43</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17</a></span><br />The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33</a></span><br />The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">1 Kings 3:2-3</a></span><br />The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built. / And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a></span><br />They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">1 Kings 22:52-53</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. / Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">2 Kings 16:4</a></span><br />And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-10.htm">2 Kings 17:10-11</a></span><br />They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a></span><br />Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a></span><br />They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">However, the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.</p><p class="hdg">the high places</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">2 Kings 12:3</a></b></br> But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">2 Kings 15:4,35</a></b></br> Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-10.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-13.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-13.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-16.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-5.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Sacrificing</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm">Sacrificing</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-24.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">Amaziah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">His justice on the murderers of his father</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">His victory over Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Amaziah slain by a conspiracy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azariah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jeroboam's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Zachariah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These locations were prevalent in ancient Israel and Judah, despite God's command to worship exclusively at the temple in Jerusalem (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-5</a>). The persistence of these sites indicates a failure to fully adhere to God's law, reflecting a recurring theme of partial obedience among the kings of Israel and Judah. This phrase highlights the incomplete religious reforms during the reign of King Amaziah, who, despite doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord, did not remove these unauthorized worship sites (<a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm">2 Kings 14:3</a>). The high places often became centers for idolatry, which was a significant issue throughout Israel's history, leading to spiritual decline and eventual judgment.<p><b>and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places</b><br>This practice of sacrificing and burning incense on high places was a syncretistic blend of Yahweh worship with Canaanite religious customs. Sacrifices and incense were integral parts of worship, intended to honor God, but when performed at unauthorized sites, they represented disobedience and a deviation from prescribed worship. The people's continued use of these sites suggests a deep-seated cultural and religious attachment to local traditions, which often conflicted with the centralized worship God commanded. This behavior is reminiscent of the Israelites' earlier struggles with idolatry, as seen in the time of the Judges (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a>). The persistence of high places serves as a reminder of the human tendency to compromise and the challenge of maintaining pure worship. It also foreshadows the eventual downfall of both Israel and Judah, as their failure to fully commit to God's commands led to their exile (<a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-23</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25:1-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a></b><br>- King of Judah during this time, who did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>- Elevated sites where people engaged in worship, often associated with idolatry and practices contrary to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>- The southern kingdom of Israel, where Amaziah reigned.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificing_and_burning_incense.htm">Sacrificing and Burning Incense</a></b><br>- Acts of worship that were supposed to be conducted in the temple in Jerusalem, but were being improperly performed at the high places.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>- Continued in practices that were not fully aligned with God's commands, reflecting a partial obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/partial_obedience_is_disobedience.htm">Partial Obedience is Disobedience</a></b><br>Amaziah's failure to remove the high places demonstrates that partial obedience to God is not enough. True devotion requires complete adherence to His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_cultural_compromise.htm">The Danger of Cultural Compromise</a></b><br>The persistence of high places reflects a compromise with surrounding cultures. Believers today must be vigilant against allowing cultural practices to dilute their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_centralized_worship.htm">The Importance of Centralized Worship</a></b><br>God's command to worship in Jerusalem underscores the importance of unity and purity in worship. Christians should prioritize gathering with the church community for worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>Leaders have a significant impact on the spiritual direction of their people. Christian leaders should strive to lead by example, fully committed to God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_personal_holiness.htm">The Call to Personal Holiness</a></b><br>Each believer is called to examine their own life for "high places"—areas of compromise or sin—and to remove them in pursuit of holiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_being_wealthy_considered_sinful.htm">Who was Azariah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_high_places_did_solomon_visit.htm">Which high places did Solomon visit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_solomon's_sacrifice_conflict_with_bans.htm">Does Solomon's sacrifice at high places (1 Kings 3:2-3) conflict with scriptural bans on worship outside the central sanctuary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ahaz's_idolatry_less_condemned.htm">Why doesn't 2 Kings 16 emphasize divine judgment on Ahaz's actions as clearly as other Old Testament passages condemn idolatry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Howbeit.</span>--The same word was rendered "yet" in the last verse. "Only," or "save that" would be better.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Howbeit the high places were not taken away.</span> No king ventured to touch the "high places" until the time of Hezekiah, by whom they were put down (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>). Even Asa did not remove them (<a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14</a>). They were remnants of an old ancestral worship which went back to the time of the judges, and which had been connived at by judges and kings and prophets. Local feeling was everywhere in their favor, since they provided for local needs, and enabled men to dispense with the long] and tedious journey to the distant Jerusalem. <span class="cmt_word">As yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places</span>; literally, <span class="accented">were sacrificing and burning incense</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> continued the practice, which had come down to them from their ancestors. (On the morality and legality of the practice, see the comment on 1 Kings 3:2.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/14-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Nevertheless,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(raq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high places</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">taken away,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָ֑רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(sā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continued</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֥וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sacrificing</span><br /><span class="heb">מְזַבְּחִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·zab·bə·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and burning incense</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the high places.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/14-4.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 14:4 However the high places were not taken (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 14:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 14:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>