2 Chronicles 20:33

“Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.”

"Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers." - 2 Chronicles 20:33
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What does 2 Chronicles 20:33 mean?

2 Chronicles 20:33 (KJV) - "Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers." This verse comes at the end of the story of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. It describes the end of his reign, acknowledging…

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Preparing Our Hearts: A Call to Genuine Devotion

The scripture from 2 Chronicles 20:33 states, "Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers." This poignant verse serves as a window into the spiritual landscape of ancient Judah, providing…

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A Prayer of Heart Preparation and Dedication

O Sovereign Lord, As I come before You today, I reflect deeply on the words You have provided us in 2 Chronicles 20:33, which remind us, "Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers." This verse…

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2 Chronicles 20:33 - "Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers."
2 Chronicles 33:20 - "¶ So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead."
1 Chronicles 2:33 - "And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel."
2 Chronicles 33:10 - "And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken."
2 Chronicles 20:37
2 Chronicles 20:28
2 Chronicles 29:33 - "And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep."
2 Chronicles 20:21
2 Chronicles 20:18
2 Chronicles 33:5 - "And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 33:24 - "And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house."
"¶ So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead." - 2 Chronicles 33:20
2 Chronicles 11:20
2 Chronicles 33:2 - "But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel."
2 Chronicles 33:17 - "Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only."
2 Chronicles 33:21 - "¶ Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 30:20 - "And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."
2 Chronicles 33:23 - "And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more."
2 Chronicles 33:1 - "Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:"
2 Chronicles 33:12 - "And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,"
1 Chronicles 2:20 - "And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."
2 Chronicles 33:4 - "Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever."
2 Chronicles 33:16 - "And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel."
2 Chronicles 20:28 - "And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD."
"And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken." - 2 Chronicles 33:10
"And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel." - 1 Chronicles 2:33
2 Chronicles 33:9 - "So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel."
2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."
2 Chronicles 33:25 - "¶ But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead."