2 Kings 15:35 Parallel Translations

But the illegal places of worship were not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites. Jotham built the Upper Gate of the LORD's temple.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Howbeit 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.

ASV:

Howbeit 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.

BBE:

But he did not take away the high places, and the people still went on making offerings and burning them in the high places. He was the builder of the higher doorway of the house of the Lord.

DBY:

Only, 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.

ERV:

Howbeit 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.

JPS:

Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD.

WBS:

Yet, 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.

WEB:

However 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.

YLT:

Only, 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.

2 Kings 15:35 Cross References

XREF:

2 Kings 12:3 Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

2 Chronicles 23:20 He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the king's house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne.

2 Chronicles 27:3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and he built extensively the wall of Ophel. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

15:35 Gate - Not of the temple, but of one of the courts of the temple, probably that which led to the king's palace.

MHC:

15:32-38 Jotham showed great respect to the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue.

CONC:

Aside Builder Built Burn Burned Burning Continued Doorway Gate Higher Howbeit However Incense Jotham Making Nevertheless Offer Offered Offerings Perfume Places Rebuilt Removed Sacrificed Sacrifices Sacrificing Temple Upper Yet

Builder Built Burn Burned Burning Continued Doorway Gate High Higher House Howbeit However Incense Jotham Making Nevertheless Offer Offered Offerings Places Rebuilt Removed Sacrificed Sacrifices Temple Upper

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