2 Kings 15:4
 2 Kings 15:4 
New International Version (©2011)
The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

International Standard Version (©2012)
except that the high places were never removed, and the people kept on sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

NET Bible (©2006)
But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But the illegal places of worship were still not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Except that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

American King James Version
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

American Standard Version
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the high places he did not destroy: for the people sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Darby Bible Translation
Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

English Revised Version
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Webster's Bible Translation
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

World English Bible
However the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Young's Literal Translation
only, the high places have not turned aside -- yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

15:1-7 Uzziah did for the most part that which was right. It was happy for the kingdom that a good reign was a long one.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 4. - Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places (comp. 2 Kings 14:4, and the comment ad loc.).


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Save that the high places were not removed,.... That is, he did right, excepting in that instance, and which was the case of his father and other kings before him, and others afterwards, till Hezekiah came:

the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places; see 2 Kings 12:3.


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Azariah's Good Reign in Judah
3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; 4Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. 5And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelled in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land. …

2 Kings 12:3 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
2 Kings 15:3 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Kings 15:34 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.