2 Kings 15:4
4 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
Other Translations of 2 Kings 15:4
King James Version
4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
English Standard Version
4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
The Message
4 But he also failed to get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines; they continued to be popular with the people.
New King James Version
4 except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
New Living Translation
4 But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 15:4
Commentary on 2 Kings 15:1-7
(Read 2 Kings 15:1-7)
Uzziah did for the most part that which was right. It was happy for the kingdom that a good reign was a long one.