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.
“You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies.
The people continued to offer sacrifices {\cf2\super [413]} at the high places, {\cf2\super [414]} but their sacrifices were only to the Lord their God.
The people of Israel built high places {\cf2\super [453]} \par and made God angry.\par They built statues of false gods\par and made God very jealous.\par
I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.
The young women answered, “Yes, the seer [95] is here. He is just up the road. He came to town today. Some people are meeting together today to share in a fellowship offering at the place for worship. [96]