2 Kings 14:4 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

◄ 2 Kings 14:4 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

English Standard Version
But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

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

King James Bible
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

International Standard Version
except that the high places were not abolished. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense 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 this only, that he took not away the high places: for yet 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.

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

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

14:1-7 Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle of faith and devotion, and with the same sincerity and resolution.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3-6. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father—The beginning of his reign was excellent, for he acted the part of a constitutional king, according to the law of God, yet not with perfect sincerity of heart (compare 2Ch 25:2). As in the case of his father Joash, the early promise was belied by the devious course he personally followed in later life (see 2Ch 20:14), as well as by the public irregularities he tolerated in the kingdom.