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the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Only the high places [for pagan sacrifices] were not removed, for the people had not yet set their hearts firmly on the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but he did not destroy the local shrines. So the people still worshiped foreign gods, instead of faithfully serving the God their ancestors had worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the illegal worship sites on the hills were not torn down. The people still didn't have their hearts set on the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but the pagan places of worship were not destroyed. The people still did not turn wholeheartedly to the worship of the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, the high places were not removed, since the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Only, the high places have not been removed, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Only, the high places have not turned aside, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Only the heights were not removed: and yet the people prepared not their heart to the God of their fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, he did not take away the high places, and the people still had not directed their heart to the Lord, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the high places did not disappear and the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet the high places were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their ancestors.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />However the shrines on the high places were not removed; for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts to the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Only the high places he did not remove until now, and the people did not prepare their heart for the God of their fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/20-33.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/zGrb4955Tvs?start=4979" 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_chronicles/20.htm">Summary of Jehoshaphat's Reign</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><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/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">however,</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.">removed;</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.">the people</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.">had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: wə·‘ō·wḏ (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hê·ḵî·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">their hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">on the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of their fathers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.…<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/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_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/14-4.htm">2 Kings 14:4</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="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/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_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/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6</a></span><br />And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11</a></span><br />Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">2 Chronicles 24:18</a></span><br />They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-17.htm">2 Chronicles 33:17</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a></span><br />But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’</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: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts to the God of their fathers.</p><p class="hdg">the high places</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a></b></br> For he took away the altars of the strange <i>gods</i>, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6</a></b></br> And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">had not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/12-14.htm">2 Chronicles 12:14</a></b></br> And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a></b></br> Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">2 Chronicles 30:19</a></b></br> <i>That</i> prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though <i>he be</i> not <i>cleansed</i> according to the purification of the sanctuary.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-16.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-19.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-9.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-1.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/1-5.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-10.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-5.htm">His prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">The prophecy of Jahaziel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">The great overthrow of his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-26.htm">The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">Jehoshaphat's reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes.</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 originally used for the worship of Yahweh but became associated with idolatry and pagan practices over time. Despite King Jehoshaphat's reforms and efforts to bring the nation back to the worship of the true God, these high places remained. This indicates a partial obedience to God's commands, as complete removal of these sites was necessary for full devotion. The persistence of high places is a recurring theme in the history of Israel and Judah, highlighting the struggle between true worship and syncretism. This phrase underscores the incomplete nature of religious reform during Jehoshaphat's reign, as seen in other passages like <a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">1 Kings 22:43</a>.<p><b>the people had not yet set their hearts</b><br>This phrase suggests a lack of full commitment or dedication among the people of Judah. Setting one's heart implies a deliberate and wholehearted decision to follow God. The people's failure to do so reflects a spiritual condition that is not fully aligned with God's will. This is a common issue throughout the Old Testament, where external reforms are not always matched by internal transformation. The heart, in biblical terms, is the center of will and emotion, and its alignment with God is crucial for true worship and obedience. This concept is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>, which calls for loving God with all one's heart.<p><b>on the God of their fathers.</b><br>The phrase "God of their fathers" refers to the covenantal relationship established between God and the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This covenant is foundational to Israel's identity and history. By not setting their hearts on the God of their fathers, the people of Judah were neglecting their spiritual heritage and the promises associated with it. This neglect often led to idolatry and moral decline, as seen throughout the books of Kings and Chronicles. The call to return to the God of their fathers is a recurring prophetic theme, urging the people to remember and uphold the covenant. This is seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10</a>, which warns against forsaking the covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his efforts to follow God and reform the nation, yet he did not remove the high places.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>Elevated sites often used for idol worship, which were not removed during Jehoshaphat's reign, indicating incomplete religious reform.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Jehoshaphat reigned and sought to lead the people back to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_god_of_their_fathers.htm">The God of their fathers</a></b><br>Refers to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whom the people of Judah were called to worship wholeheartedly.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the kingdom who struggled with fully committing their hearts to God, as evidenced by their continued use of high places.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/incomplete_obedience.htm">Incomplete Obedience</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's failure to remove the high places serves as a reminder that partial obedience to God is not enough. We must strive for complete faithfulness in our walk with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_commitment.htm">Heart Commitment</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of setting our hearts fully on God. True worship requires a wholehearted commitment, not just external compliance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_compromise.htm">Cultural Compromise</a></b><br>The persistence of high places reflects the danger of cultural compromise. Believers today must be vigilant against allowing secular influences to dilute their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_influence.htm">Generational Influence</a></b><br>The reference to "the God of their fathers" underscores the impact of generational faithfulness. We are called to pass down a legacy of wholehearted devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>This passage invites us to examine our own lives for "high places"—areas where we have not fully surrendered to God—and to take steps to remove them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jehoshaphat's_reform_seem_inconsistent.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:6) How is the claim that Jehoshaphat removed high places consistent with other passages stating they persisted under various kings? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_altar_destruction.htm">In 2 Chronicles 31:1, is there any archaeological evidence confirming the wholesale destruction of pagan altars and high places across Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_manasseh's_repentance.htm">How do we reconcile Manasseh's repentance in 2 Chronicles 33:13 with 2 Kings 21, which does not mention his conversion or release from captivity at all?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">For . . . hearts.</span>--<span class= "ital">And the people had not yet directed their heart.</span> This language is the chronicler's own (see <a href="/2_chronicles/12-14.htm" title="And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.">2Chronicles 12:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm" title="Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have taken away the groves out of the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.">2Chronicles 19:3</a>), and is substituted for the statement, "The people were still wont to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places" (Kings). They had not yet accepted the principle of <span class= "ital">the one Temple.</span><p>(33) <span class= "bld">Howbeit the high places were not taken away.</span>--This is no contradiction of <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm" title="And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.">2Chronicles 17:6</a>, "And further (or again), he took away the high places." There the holy places of heathenism, here those of the illegal worship of Jehovah, appear to be meant.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Howbeit the high places... the people had</span> <span class="cmt_word">not prepared.</span> The statements so precisely made in this verse evidently serve the purpose of distinguishing between the wishes and orders of the king and the unequal conduct of his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/20-33.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">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">however,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</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">removed;</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">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָם֙</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">had 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">yet</span><br /><span class="heb">וְע֤וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">set</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵכִ֣ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḵî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the God</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their fathers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 20:33 However the high places were not taken (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 20:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 20:34" /></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>