33Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
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And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 31-37)We are now drawing towards the close of the history of Jehoshaphat’s reign, for a further account of which those who lived when this book was published were referred to an authentic history of it, written by Jehu the prophet (2 Chron. 19:2), which was then extant, 2 Chron. 20:34. This was the general character of his reign, that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, kept close to t…
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