2 Kings 12:3 - Easy To Read Version

^3-5 But he did not destroy the high places. [142] The people still made sacrifices and burned incense at those places of worship.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Yet the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Common English Bible

³ However, the shrines were not removed. People kept sacrificing and burning incense at them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Yet still he did not take away the high places. For the people were still immolating, and burning incense, in the high places.

2 Kings 12:3 Cross References

1 Kings 15:11

Asa did the good things that the Lord said are right, like his ancestor [183] David did.

1 Kings 15:14

Asa did not destroy the high places, [184] but he was faithful to the Lord all his life.

1 Kings 22:43

Jehoshaphat was good. He did like his father before him. He obeyed all the things that the Lord wanted. But Jehoshaphat did not destroy the high places. [232] The people continued offering sacrifices [233] and burning incense [234] at those places.

2 Kings 12:2

Joash did the things that the Lord said were right. Joash obeyed the Lord all his life. He did the things that Jehoiada the priest taught him.

2 Kings 14:4

He did not destroy the high places. [158] The people still sacrificed and burned incense [159] in those places of worship.

2 Kings 15:3

Azariah did the things that the Lord said were right, just like his father Amaziah. Azariah followed all the things his father Amaziah did.

2 Kings 15:35

But he did not destroy the high places. [180] The people still made sacrifices and burned incense [181] at those places of worship. Jotham built the upper gate of the Lord’s temple. [182]

2 Kings 15:4

But he did not destroy the high places. [169] People still made sacrifices and burned incense [170] in these places of worship.

2 Kings 18:3

Hezekiah did the things the Lord said were right, just like David his ancestor. [216]

2 Kings 18:4

Hezekiah destroyed the high places. [217] He broke the memorial stones [218] and cut down the Asherah poles. [219] At that time, the people of Israel burned incense [220] to the bronze snake made by Moses. This bronze snake was called “Nehushtan.” [221] Hezekiah broke this bronze snake into pieces {because the people were worshiping that snake}.

2 Kings 22:2

Josiah did the things that the Lord said were right. Josiah followed God like his ancestor [268] David. Josiah obeyed God’s teachings—he did exactly what God wanted.

2 Chronicles 31:4

The people were supposed to give a part of their crops and things to the priests and Levites. So Hezekiah commanded the people living in Jerusalem to give them their share. In that way, the priests and Levites could spend all of their time doing what the Law told them to do.

Jeremiah 2:20

“Judah, a long time ago you threw off\par your yoke.\par You broke the ropes\par \{that I used to control you\}.\par You said to me,\par ‘I will not serve you!’\par You were like a prostitute\par on every high hill\par and under every green tree. {\cf2\super [11]} \par