During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.

只是邱坛还没有废去，百姓也没有立定心意归向他们列祖的神。

只是丘坛还没有废去，百姓也没有立定心意归向他们列祖的上帝。

只是丘坛还没有废去，百姓也没有立定心意归向他们列祖的神。

然而，他没有拆除丘坛，民众还没有全心归向他们祖先的上帝。

只是邱坛还没有除掉，人民仍然没有定意归向他们列祖的神。

只是邱壇還沒有廢去，百姓也沒有立定心意歸向他們列祖的神。

只是丘壇還沒有廢去，百姓也沒有立定心意歸向他們列祖的上帝。

只是丘壇還沒有廢去，百姓也沒有立定心意歸向他們列祖的神。

然而，他沒有拆除邱壇，民眾還沒有全心歸向他們祖先的上帝。

只是邱壇還沒有除掉，人民仍然沒有定意歸向他們列祖的神。

只是邱壇還沒有廢去；人民還沒有立定心意歸向他們列祖的上帝。

惟崇邱未廢、民未決志歸其列祖之上帝、

民未一心奉事列祖之上帝、故崇坵不廢。

惟邱壇尚未廢、蓋民未堅定其心、以歸其列祖之天主、

The high places, however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

But the high places weren’t removed. The people still hadn’t worshiped the God of Israel with all their hearts.

The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers.

However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors.

However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

He was deeply committed to the ways of the Lord. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.

Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”

But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the Lord with all his heart.

who decide to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony.”

But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!

Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel,“ If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”

He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.