1 Kings 22:43
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
Cross-reference
In 1 Kings 14:23, the high places were built under Rehoboam — the same ones that remained in Jehoshaphat's time.
1 Kings 15:11 establishes Asa's righteousness as the standard Jehoshaphat followed.
1 Kings 15:14 repeats the same evaluation of Asa—high places not removed but heart perfect—applied here to Jehoshaphat.
In 1 Kings 3:3, Solomon himself offered on high places — showing even the wisest king did this.
1 Kings 15:5 defines David's righteousness as the ultimate standard that Asa and Jehoshaphat emulated.
In 1 Kings 3:2, high places were used because no temple existed yet — the early context for the issue.
2 Chronicles 14:2-5 says Asa removed the high places, contrasting with Kings' account that he did not—revealing a different tradition.
2 Chronicles 17:3 attributes Jehoshaphat's success to walking in David's ways, aligning with the Kings report that he followed Asa's path.
2 Chronicles 15:17 repeats the same observation about Asa's high places and perfect heart, confirming the parallel evaluation.
In 2 Kings 14:4, the exact phrase 'high places not removed' reappears for Amaziah — the same failure.
In 2 Kings 12:3, the same complaint about high places is repeated for Joash — showing this was a recurring Judah problem.
In 2 Kings 18:22, Hezekiah removed the high places — a direct contrast to Jehoshaphat's failure.
In 2 Chronicles 17:6, Jehoshaphat removed high places, contradicting Kings' claim he did not – showing different historiographical perspectives.
2 Chronicles 15:8 describes Asa removing abominations, another reform that contrasts with the Kings report of high places remaining.
In 2 Chronicles 16:7-12, Asa's later unfaithfulness mirrors Jehoshaphat’s incomplete obedience—both started well but compromised, showing the danger of partial reform.
In 2 Chronicles 19:3, Jehu commends Jehoshaphat for removing groves and seeking God—showing partial reform alongside the high places he left untouched.
In 2 Chronicles 21:12, Elijah cites Jehoshaphat's righteous ways as a standard to condemn Jehoram's evil.
In 2 Chronicles 33:17, even after Manasseh's reform, people still used high places – echoing the unresolved issue from Jehoshaphat's time.
In Isaiah 65:7, burning incense on hills is condemned – the very practice Jehoshaphat failed to stop, linking persistent sin to judgment.
2 Chronicles 14:11 shows Asa's faith in battle—the kind of reliance Jehoshaphat imitated by walking in his ways.