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2 Kings 12:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 12:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 [a]Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all of his days. Jehoiada, the priest, instructed him. 3 However, he did not eliminate the high places, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
4 Joash said to the priests, “Gather all of the money that has been brought into the temple of the Lord as a sacred offering, the money from the census, the money from personal vows, and all of the money that each man saw fit to bring to the temple of the Lord.
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- 2 Kings 12:2 Joash was a good student and learned well from the faithful high priest Jehoiada. Unfortunately, Joash did not eliminate the practice of making sacrifices only in designated areas. This kept alive pagan customs that led the people away from the true God.
