And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on Kg1 22:42. Kg1 22:43. . 2 Chronicles 20:33 ch2 20:33 ch2 20:33 ch2 20:33Howbeit, the high places were not taken away,.... The high places, where idols were worshipped, were taken away, Ch2 17:6, but not those where sacrifices were offered to the true God: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers; to seek and serve him wholly, according to his will, to offer sacrifices to him only at Jerusalem, as the law required, Deu 12:5, they could not as yet be prevailed upon to relinquish the high places, built and made use of before the temple was; partly because they were nearer to some of them than that, and partly out of veneration for them, as being of a long time used.