2 Kings 12:3
“But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the high places were not taken away,.... Used before the temple was built, or set up in Rehoboam's time, Kg1 14:23…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The worship on the “high places” seems to have continued uninterruptedly to the time of Hezekiah, who abolished it 2Ki…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The high places were not taken away - Without the total destruction of these there could be no radical reform. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 12:1-3
The general account here given of Joash is, 1. That he reigned forty years. As he began his reign when he was very…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But[R.V. Howbeit] the high places were not taken away Worship having been permitted there before the temple was erected,…
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