Parallel Verses
King James Version
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
New American Standard Bible
Only
Holman Bible
Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
International Standard Version
except that the high places were not demolished, so the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.
A Conservative Version
However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in 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.
Amplified
Only the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense [to the Lord] on the high places [rather than at the temple].
Bible in Basic English
But the high places were not taken away; the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.
Darby Translation
Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Julia Smith Translation
. Only the heights were not removed; the people yet sacrificing and burning incense upon the heights.
King James 2000
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Only the high places were not removed; the people [were] still making sacrifices and offering incense on the high places.
Modern King James verseion
But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they took not away the hill altars, for the people slew and offered still in the hill altars.
NET Bible
But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
New Heart English Bible
However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
The Emphasized Bible
save only, that, the high places, took they not away, - still were the people sacrificing and burning incense in the high places.
Webster
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.
Themes
High places » Sacrifices and incense offered to idols upon
Interlinear
Cuwr
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 12:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoash/Joash Reigns In Judah
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. 4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 14:4
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
1 Kings 15:14
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
1 Kings 22:43
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
2 Kings 15:35
Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 18:4
He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
2 Chronicles 31:4
Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.
Jeremiah 2:20
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.