2 Kings 15:35
in 2 Kings 15Nevertheless, 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah.
KJV
Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Kings 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verse"In the second year of King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel, King Jotham son of Uzziah of Judah began to reign." After rising to power in that year, Jotham administered the government [of Judah] for sixteen years, earning great praise. While the second book …
This site's exposition
according to all that his father Uzziah had done
on 2 Kings 15:34-36
Jotham earns the same right verdict his father did, and the same qualification follows him, the high places were not removed, this chapter's second use of that formula after verse 4. He is credited with one specific work, the higher gate of the house of the Lord, a rare case in these short notices where a king's own building is named rather than only summarized. The closing formula points to a fuller record in the chronicles of the kings of Judah, the same source cited for every king in this chapter.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The history of many of the kings of Israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murders were their successors. Zachariah, the last of the house of Jehu, reigned six months, and then was slain and succeeded by Shallum,
Howbeit the high places were not removed,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
He built the higher gate - Jotham followed the example of his father in military, no less than in religious, matters (compare the marginal reference with 2Ch 26:9). The “higher” or “upper gate” of the temple is thought to have been that toward the north; and its fortification would seem to indicate fear of an attack from that quarter.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רַ֤ק | rak | only | H7535 → | 109 times |
| הַבָּמוֹת֙ | habamot | the high places | H1116 → | 102 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| סָ֔רוּ | saru | they were removed | H5493 → | 299 times |
| ע֗וֹד | od | still | H5750 → | 490 times |
| הָעָ֛ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מְזַבְּחִ֥ים | mezabechim | [were] sacrificing | H2076 → | 134 times |
| וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים | umekaterim | and [were] making smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| בַּבָּמ֑וֹת | babamot | at the high places | H1116 → | 102 times |
| ה֗וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| בָּנָ֛ה | banah | he built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שַׁ֥עַר | shaar | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | haelyon | <the> upper | H5945 → |
רַ֤קonly
rakH7535 →109 times
הַבָּמוֹת֙the high places
habamotH1116 →102 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
סָ֔רוּthey were removed
saruH5493 →299 times
ע֗וֹדstill
odH5750 →490 times
הָעָ֛םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
מְזַבְּחִ֥ים[were] sacrificing
mezabechimH2076 →134 times
וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםand [were] making smoke
umekaterimH6999 →116 times
בַּבָּמ֑וֹתat the high places
babamotH1116 →102 times
ה֗וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
בָּנָ֛הhe built
banahH1129 →376 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שַׁ֥עַר[the] gate of
shaarH8179 →374 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃<the> upper
haelyonH5945 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 31:1
When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 18:22
But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 21:8–9
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
- Exodus 23:24
You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
- 2 Chronicles 31:1
Through
2 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 14:4
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 18:4
He 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…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 22:43
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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 14:4
Through
2 Chronicles 23:20He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 11:19
He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the…
- 2 Kings 11:19
About 2 Kings

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 15:32; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
