2 Kings 14:4

2 Kings 14:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
• New International Version (NIV)The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Context of 2 Kings 14:4

2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done. Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 5As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king. 6Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”

2 Kings 14:4 word by word

רַ֥ק הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ ע֥וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• Neverthelessרַקraq · exceptH7535
• the high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• were notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• taken awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• continuedעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• sacrificingזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• and burning incenseקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999

Cross-references for 2 Kings 14:4

• 2 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
• 2 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Although Amaziah's spiritual evaluation was acceptable, he did not fully commit to serving the Lord like his ancestor David (2 Chronicles 25:2). David remained the spiritual benchmark for judging the kings of Judah (2 Kings 16:2; 18:3; 1 Kings 15:5, 11). Judah struggled with the ongoing issue of tolerating long-standing pagan shrines (2 Kings 12:3; 1 Kings 14:23; 15:14; 22:43).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62Ki 14:1-6. Amaziah's Good Reign over Judah. 3-6. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father--The beginning of his reign was excellent, for he acted the part of a constitutional king, according to the law of God, yet not with perfect sincerity of heart (compare 2Ch 25:2). As in the case of his father Joash, the early promise was belied by the devious course he personally followed in later life (see 2Ch 20:14), as…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 14:4

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Amaziah
• High place
• Jehoash
• Look
• Meddle
• Worse
• Sacrifice
• Nimshi
• incense

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary