2 Chronicles 20:33 (GNV)

Passage

Howbeit the hie places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts vnto the God of their fathers.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Iehoshaphat reigned ouer Iudah, and was fiue and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne: and reigned fiue and twentie yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:33 Howbeit the hie places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts vnto the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 20:34 Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoshaphat first and last, beholde, they are written in the booke of Iehu the sonne of Hanani, which is mentioned in the booke of the kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:35 Yet after this did Iehoshaphat King of Iudah ioyne himselfe with Ahaziah King of Israel, who was giuen to do euill.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "howbeit", "places", "taken", "away", "people", "prepared", "hearts", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "howbeit" and "places", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And he walked in the way of..." into verse 34's "Concerning the rest of the actes of...", so "howbeit" and "places" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "howbeit" and "places" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.