2 Kings 14:4

4 He did not tear down the pagan places of worship, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

2 Kings 14:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:4

Howbeit the high places were not taken away
Though he first did that which was right before God; nor did his father take them away; see ( 2 Kings 12:3 ) .

2 Kings 14:4 In-Context

2 at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.

3 He did what was pleasing to the Lord, but he was not like his ancestor King David; instead, he did what his father Joash had done.

4 He did not tear down the pagan places of worship, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

5 As soon as Amaziah was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the king.

6 However, he did not kill their children but followed what the Lord had commanded in the Law of Moses: "Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for a crime they themselves have committed."