2 Kings 12:3
save only, that, the high places, took they not away,—still were the people sacrificing and burning incense in the high places.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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1 Kings 15:11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,—like David his father;
1 Kings 22:43And he walked in all the way of Asa his father, he turned not aside therefrom,—doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh: nevertheless, the high places, were not taken away,—still were the people offering sacrifices and burning incense in the high places.
2 Kings 15:3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,—according to all that, Amaziah his father, had done.
2 Kings 18:3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,—according to all that, David his father, did.
2 Kings 22:2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,—and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.
Jeremiah 2:20For, in age-past time, I brake thy yoke, I tare off thy fetters, And thou saidst, I will not transgress,—Nevertheless, on every high hill, and under every green tree, wast thou lying down as an unchaste woman.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:2-4
The Reign of Joash, King of Judah. ( b. c. 878.) 1 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. The general account here given of Joash is, 1. That he reigned forty years. As he began his reign… Read the whole commentary →