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2 Chronicles 20:33

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The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 20:33 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
  • 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.
  • NKJV Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.
  • NASB The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.
  • NLT During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.

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Quick answer

Despite Jehoshaphat's goodness, the high places remained and the people's hearts were still not fully devoted to God. Reform was real but incomplete.

Overview

Even under a good king, the people had not set their hearts on the God of their fathers, and the high places were left standing. This honest assessment shows that outward reform cannot guarantee inward devotion, a recurring tension in Judah's history. It exposes the deeper need for a renewed heart, which God promises through the new covenant in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 7

  • 2 Chr 17:6And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
  • 2 Chr 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
  • 2 Chr 12:14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 14:3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
  • 2 Chr 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
  • 1 Sam 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
  • Deut 29:4Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

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Christ at the center

Temple, priesthood, and the repeated need for a faithful king who seeks the LORD all point past every imperfect reign to the King and Temple who finally and fully dwell with God's people.

How 2 Chronicles 20:33 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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Howbeit the high placesבָּמָהwere not taken awayסוּרfor as yet the peopleעַםhad not preparedכּוּןtheir heartsלֵבָבunto the Godאֱלֹהִיםof their fathersאָב
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