Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

只是邱坛还没有废去，百姓仍在那里献祭烧香。

只是丘坛还没有废去，百姓仍在丘坛献祭烧香。

只是丘坛还没有废去，百姓仍在丘坛献祭烧香。

但他没有拆毁丘坛，人们仍在那里献祭烧香。

只是邱坛没有废去，人民仍在邱坛献祭焚香。

只是邱壇還沒有廢去，百姓仍在那裏獻祭燒香。

只是丘壇還沒有廢去，百姓仍在丘壇獻祭燒香。

只是丘壇還沒有廢去，百姓仍在丘壇獻祭燒香。

但他沒有拆毀邱壇，人們仍在那裡獻祭燒香。

只是邱壇沒有廢去，人民仍在邱壇獻祭焚香。

只是邱壇還沒有廢去；人民仍在邱壇上宰牲燻祭。

惟崇邱未廢、民仍獻祭焚香於其上、○

惟崇坵猶不廢、民仍焚香獻祭於其上。

惟邱壇尚未廢、民仍於邱壇獻祭焚香、○

The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places.

Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Only the high places did not end; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

But the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

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 eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.

But 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.

He 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.

Jehoshaphat 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.

“ Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you and tore away the chains of your slavery, but still you said,‘ I will not serve you.’ On every hill and under every green tree, you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

In addition, he required the people in Jerusalem to bring a portion of their goods to the priests and Levites, so they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord.