2 Chronicles 20:33

Modern

The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

Traditional

Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

Literal

Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and still the people did not establish their hearts to the God of their fathers.

Latin

Verumtamen excelsa non abstulit, et adhuc populus non direxerat cor suum ad Dominum Deum patrum suorum.

Hebrew

English

The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

The comparison of Jehoshaphat with Asa comes directly from 1 Kings 22:43 without any changes.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Chronicles 17:6
And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
2 Chronicles 19:3
However, 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 Chronicles 12:14
And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
2 Chronicles 14:3
He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
1 Samuel 7:3
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away 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.”
2 Chronicles 30:19
…who 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.”