places

And all the houses also of the hie places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to prouoke the LORD to anger, Iosiah tooke away, and did to them according to all the actes that hee had done in Bethel.

And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, vpon the altars, and burnt mens bones vpon them, and returned to Ierusalem.

1611 marginal noteOr sacrificed.

¶ Now these are their dwelling places, throughout their castels in their coasts, of the sonnes of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

¶ And Solomon brought vp the daughter of Pharaoh out of the citie of Dauid, vnto the house that he had built for her: for hee said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of Dauid king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the Arke of the LORD hath come.

1611 marginal noteHeb. holinesse.

1611 marginal note1.King. 3.1. & 7.8.

And hee ordeined him priests for the high places, and for the deuils, and for the calues which he had made.

For hee tooke away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake downe the images, and cut downe the groues:

1611 marginal noteHebr. statues.

Also he tooke away out of all the cities of Iudah, the high places and the images: and the kingdome was quiet before him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Sun-images.

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: neuerthelesse the heart of Asa was perfect all his dayes.

And his heart was lift vp in the wayes of the LORD: moreouer hee tooke away the high places and groues out of Iudah.

1611 marginal noteThat is, was encouraged.

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