John Gill Commentary 2 Kings 15:35

"Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah." — 2 Kings 15:35 (ASV)

Howbeit the high places were not removed
As they were not by his father, and the same is observed of the best of kings before:

the people sacrificed and burnt incense still in the high places ;
from which they could not be brought off by prophets or kings:

he built the higher gate of the house of the Lord ;
which was between the temple and the king's palace, which led to it; this he repaired and beautified, or added something to it; or otherwise it was built by Solomon, and therefore called the new gate, (Jeremiah 26:10) (36:10) it is the same that was afterwards called the gate of Nicanor; the east gate, as say the Jewish writers ^F11 .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F11: T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 7. 1. Gloss. in ib. Maimon. Cele Hamikdash, c. 7. sect. 6.