2 Kings 12:3 states the same about high places not being removed during Joash's reign — identical wording, showing continuity.

2 Kings 15:4 repeats 'high places were not removed' for Azariah — the same persistent issue across reigns.

2 Kings 15:35 again notes high places not removed, now under Jotham — a recurring pattern in Judah's history.

2 Kings 18:4 contrasts by recording Hezekiah's removal of high places—the reform Amaziah failed to accomplish.

1 Kings 15:14 similarly notes that Asa did not remove the high places, echoing the same critique of incomplete reform.

1 Kings 22:43 repeats the exact formula about high places not being taken away during Jehoshaphat's reign.

2 Chronicles 15:17 gives the parallel account of Asa leaving high places, reinforcing the chronicler's evaluation of his reign.

2 Chronicles 25:2 adds that Amaziah did right 'not with a perfect heart', explaining why the high places remained.

1 Kings 3:3 shows Solomon sacrificed at high places, linking to Amaziah's failure to remove them — the issue predates the temple.

Isaiah 65:7 condemns burning incense on mountains as iniquity, providing the theological basis for why the high places were wrong.