35The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord .


In Context

32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.

33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

34 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , just as his father Uzziah had done.

35 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord .

36 As for the other events of Jotham's reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

37 (In those days the Lord began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)

2nd Kings 15:35 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:35Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:35But the high places he took not away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places: he built the highest gate of the house of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:35Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:35Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:35Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:35Yet, the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:35However the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:35Only, the high places have not turned aside — yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places; he hath built the high gate of the house of Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:35However, the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.