2 Kings 14:4 repeats the exact statement about high places not being removed, showing persistent failure despite good kings.

2 Kings 18:4 contrasts by telling how Hezekiah actually removed the high places – the opposite of this verse.

In 1 Kings 15:14, Asa also left high places intact — the same pattern of partial reform noted here.

1 Kings 22:43 records the same refrain for Jehoshaphat — high places remained, though he did what was right.

1 Kings 3:3 shows Solomon sacrificing at high places when still acceptable — a contrast to Joash's era where they should have been removed.

2 Chronicles 15:17 echoes the same evaluation of Asa — high places remained despite his good heart.

Isaiah 65:7 indicts Israel for making offerings on mountains — the same high-place worship that persisted in Joash's time.