But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHowbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.
Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC