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2 Kings 15:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 15:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
2 Kings 15:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
2Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
4Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
5And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king`s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
6Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
7And Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Save that the high places were not removed, etc.] That is, he did right, excepting in that instance, and which was the case of his father and other kings before him, and others afterwards, till Hezekiah came: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places; (see <121203>2 Kings 12:3).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“15:4 In spite of his good spiritual evaluation, Uzziah continued to allow worship at the pagan shrines (14:4).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the high places: Kg2 15:35, Kg2 14:4, Kg2 18:4; Kg1 15:14, Kg1 22:43; Ch2 17:6, Ch2 32:12, Ch2 34:3 4 Kings (2 Kings) 15:5”
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