New Living Translation
2 Kings 15:4
4But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
2 Kings 15:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still 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)Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
- New King James Version (NKJV)except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Context of 2 Kings 15:4
2He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. 3He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. 5The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. 6The rest of the events in Uzziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
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רַ֥ק הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ ע֥וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 15:4
- 2 Kings 15:35But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord.
- 2 Kings 14:4Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
- 2 Kings 18:4He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.
- 1 Kings 15:14Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.
- 1 Kings 22:43Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
- 2 Chronicles 17:6He was deeply committed to the ways of the Lord. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 32:12Don’t you realize that Hezekiah is the very person who destroyed all the Lord’s shrines and altars? He commanded Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar at the Temple and to offer sacrifices on it alone.
- 2 Chronicles 34:3During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 15:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Even though Uzziah had a positive spiritual evaluation, he still allowed worship at the pagan shrines (2 Kings 14:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 15:1-7. Azariah's Reign over Judah. 1-7. In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam--It is thought that the throne of Judah continued vacant eleven or twelve years, between the death of Amaziah and the inauguration of his son Azariah. Being a child only four years old when his father was murdered, a regency was appointed during Azariah's minority. began Azariah ... to reign--The character of his reign is described by the brief formula employed by the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 15
- 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
- EGW Writings
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