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2 Chronicles 20:33

31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.

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

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

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BSB
The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
KJV
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
WEB
However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
ASV
Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
DARBY
Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.
BLB
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and still the people did not establish their hearts to the God of their fathers.
ÅB
Dog ble offerhaugene ikke nedlagt, og folket hadde enda ikke vendt sitt hjerte til sine fedres Gud.
OTB
Bare, offerhaugene ble ikke fjernet; folket hadde fortsatt ikke vendt sine hjerter til sine fedres Gud.
B1930
Dog blev offerhaugene ikke nedlagt, og folket hadde ennu ikke vendt sitt hjerte til sine fedres Gud.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:6

    And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:3

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 12:14

    And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:3

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:19

    That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:4

    Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

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  • 2 Chronicles 14:3

    For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

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