"Howbeit¹ the high placesª were not¹ taken away:ª° as yetª the peopleª did sacrificeª° and burnt incenseª° on the high places.ª" {2Kg 14:4} + "He¹ removedª°¹ the high places,ª and brakeª°¹ the images,ª and cut downª°¹ the groves,ª and brake in piecesª° the brasenª serpentª that¹ Mosesª had made:ª° for¹ unto¹ those¹ daysª the childrenª of Israelª did¹ burn incenseª° to it: and he calledª° it Nehushtan.ª" {2Kg 18:4} + "But the high placesª were not¹ removed:ª° nevertheless¹ Asa'sª heartª was¹ perfectª with¹ the LORDª all¹ his days.ª" {1Kg 15:14} + "And he walked²°¹ in all¹ the waysª of Asaª his father;ª he turned not asideª°¹ from¹ it, doingª° [that which was] rightª in the eyesª of the LORD:ª nevertheless¹ the high placesª were not¹ taken away;ª° [for] the peopleª offeredª° and burnt incenseª° yet¹ in the high places.ª" {1Kg 22:43} + "Moreover he commandedª° the peopleª that dweltª° in Jerusalemª to giveª° the portionª of the priestsª and the Levites,ª that¹ they might be encouragedª° in the lawª of the LORD.ª" {2Ch 31:4} + "For¹ of old timeª¹ I have brokenª° thy yoke,ª [and] burstª° thy bands;ª and thou saidst,ª° I will not¹ transgress;ª°°² when¹ upon¹ every¹ highª hillª and under¹ every¹ greenª treeª thou¹ wanderest,ª° playing the harlot.ª°" {Jer 2:20} |
