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2 Kings 12:3

Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רַ֥קrakonlyH7535 →
הַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.Motthe high placesH1116 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
סָ֑רוּSa.ruthey were removedH5493 →
ע֥וֹדodstillH5750 →
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
מְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.Chim[were] sacrificingH2076 →
וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.Rimand [were] making smokeH6999 →
בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.ba.Motat the high placesH1116 →

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2 Kings 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.2 Kings 15:35Nevertheless, 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.2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.1 Kings 22:43And 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.1 Kings 15:14The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.2 Chronicles 31:4Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.1 Kings 3:3And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.2 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.Isaiah 65:7both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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