2 Chronicles 20:33
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 12:14 uses the same 'set his heart' phrase for Rehoboam's evil, showing a pattern of incomplete devotion to God.
2 Chronicles 17:6 says Jehoshaphat removed high places, while the main verse says they were not taken away—likely referring to different types.
2 Chronicles 19:3 praises Jehoshaphat for setting his heart to seek God, contrasting with the people's failure here.
2 Chronicles 30:19 prays for pardon for those who set their heart to seek God, echoing the same concept of heart devotion.
2 Chronicles 14:3 reports Asa's removal of high places, yet the main verse says they remained in Jehoshaphat's day—highlighting incomplete reform.
Deuteronomy 29:4 explains that a heart to understand is a gift from God, paralleling the people's lack of heart as a spiritual condition.
1 Samuel 7:3 calls for preparing hearts to return to the Lord, showing the same need for heart commitment that the people lacked.
Psalm 78:8 describes a generation with a not steadfast heart, mirroring the people's failure to set their hearts on God.