2 Kings 12:3

“But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.”

"But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places." - 2 Kings 12:3
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What does 2 Kings 12:3 mean?

2 Kings 12:3 (KJV) states: "But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places." This verse from the book of 2 Kings is part of the historical narrative of the reign of Joash, who became king of Judah at the age of seven. In…

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High Places and Heart Sacrifices

The verse we reflect upon today comes from 2 Kings 12:3 (KJV): "But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places." This passage, nestled in the historical account of the kings of Judah, poses a challenging contemplation…

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A Prayer for Cleansing the High Places of Our Hearts

O Lord Almighty, In the quietness of this moment, I come before You, acknowledging the sovereignty and holiness of Your name. I bow my heart and spirit before You, seeking Your grace and mercy as I engage with Your Word, particularly reflecting on the lessons from 2 Kings 12:3…

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2 Kings 12:3 - "But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places."
2 Kings 3:12 - "And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him."
1 kings 3:12
2 Kings 12:19 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 3:15
2 Kings 3:15
2 Kings 3:15
1 Kings 12:3 - "That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,"
"And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him." - 2 Kings 3:12
2 Kings 12:14 - "But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD."
2 Kings 3:16-19
2 Kings 3:10 - "And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!"
2 Kings 25:12 - "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen."
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
2 Kings 12:16 - "The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'."
2 Kings 12:12 - "And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it."
2 Kings 12:2 - "And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him."
2 Kings 10:12 - "¶ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,"
2 Kings 13:12 - "And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Kings 14:12 - "And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents."
2 Kings 12:6 - "But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house."
2 Kings 12:8 - "And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house."
2 Kings 16:12 - "And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon."
2 Kings 3:3 - "Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom."
1 Kings 2:12 - "¶ Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly."
2 Kings 12:15 - "Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully."
2 Kings 3:6 - "¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel."
2 kings 2:12 in which elisha is kneeling down while receiving brown old cloak
2 Kings 3:5 - "But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel."