But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
2 Kings 12:3 belongs to the reign of Joash in Judah within a period of nearly 300 years running from Joram king of Israel through Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hoshea, when Israel came to an end under Shalmaneser of Assyria with the conquest completed by Sargon and the tribes carried into captivity and scattered. This period included Elisha's ministry of about sixty years ending under Jehoash in 796 B.C. with the prophets Hosea, Jonah, and Amos. In Judah it embraced the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah or Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoahaz with the prophets Joel, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Nahum.
The verse belongs to the account of Joash as another young king who, about two centuries before Josiah, repaired the house of God in Jerusalem in a similar way to Josiah, with money collected for the work. Joash was inclined toward the kingdom's religious interests and did what was right and remained faithful while instructed by Jehoiada. Yet the high places were not taken away or removed, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense in worship there. Because of Jehoash's youth and limited influence, the people's inclination toward Baal worship was not yet substantially checked.
The verse shows Judah's spotted record in which the kingdom always prospered under righteous faithful rulers, yet rulers repeatedly turned from God to gross idolatry bringing calamity upon themselves and their people.
2 Kings 12:3 belongs to the reign of Joash in Judah within a period of nearly 300 years running from Joram king of Israel through Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hoshea, when Israel came to an end under Shalmaneser of Assyria with the conquest completed by Sargon and the tribes carried into captivity and scattered. This period included Elisha's ministry of about sixty years ending under Jehoash in 796 B.C. with the prophets Hosea, Jonah, and Amos. In Judah it embraced the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah or Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoahaz with the prophets Joel, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Nahum.
The verse belongs to the account of Joash as another young king who, about two centuries before Josiah, repaired the house of God in Jerusalem in a similar way to Josiah, with money collected for the work. Joash was inclined toward the kingdom's religious interests and did what was right and remained faithful while instructed by Jehoiada. Yet the high places were not taken away or removed, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense in worship there. Because of Jehoash's youth and limited influence, the people's inclination toward Baal worship was not yet substantially checked.
The verse shows Judah's spotted record in which the kingdom always prospered under righteous faithful rulers, yet rulers repeatedly turned from God to gross idolatry bringing calamity upon themselves and their people.