2 Chronicles 33:17 KJV — MannaFest

2 Chronicles 33:17

Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only.

KJV

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ASV

Nevertheless the people sacrificed still in the high places, but only unto Jehovah their God.

WEB

Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

YLT

but still the people are sacrificing in high places, only--to Jehovah their God.

DBT

Nevertheless, the people sacrificed still on the high places, although to Jehovah theirGod only.

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2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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2 Chronicles 32:12
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
1 Kings 3:2
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.
2 Kings 15:4
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
2 Chronicles 15:17
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
1 Kings 22:43
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

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2 Chronicles 34:3

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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), the reproofs they gave him for his sin and their exhortations to repentance. Note, Sinners ought to consider, that, how little notice soever they take of them, an account is kept of the words of the seers that speak to them from God to admonish them of their sins, warn them of their danger, and call them to their duty, which will be produced against them in the great day.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It is an easy thing to debauch men's manners, but not so easy to reform them again. His prosperity, in some measure, after his repentance. He might plainly see it was sin that ruined him; for, when he returned to God in a way of duty, God returned to him in a way of mercy: and then he built a wall about the city of David (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only--Here it appears that the worship on high places, though it originated in a great measure from the practice of heathenism, and too often led to it, did not necessarily imply idolatry.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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H6111× in canon H1116102× in canon H7535109× in canon H2076134× in canon

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2CH 33:171KI 22:43 1KI 15:14
2CH 33:172CH 15:17 2KI 14:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CH 33:172CH 15:17 1KI 22:43
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CH 33:171KI 22:43 2KI 12:3
2CH 33:172CH 32:12 2CH 31:1
2CH 33:172CH 32:12 2KI 18:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CH 33:171KI 22:43 PRO 4:27
2CH 33:172CH 15:17 DEU 12:13-14

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