Deuteronomy 12:13

New International Reader's Version

Be careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings anywhere you want to.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:34

Baasha did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He lived the way Jeroboam had lived. He committed the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 3:2

But the people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places where they worshiped. That’s because a temple hadn’t been built yet where the Lord would put his Name.

2 Chronicles 15:17

Asa didn’t remove the high places from Israel. But he committed his whole life completely to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12:11

The Lord your God will choose a special place. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must bring everything I command you to bring. That includes your burnt offerings and sacrifices. It includes your special gifts and a tenth of everything you produce. It also includes all the things of value that you promised to give to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12:14

Offer them only at the place the Lord will choose in one of your tribes. There you must obey everything I command you.

Deuteronomy 12:5

Instead, go to the special place he will choose from among all your tribes. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must go.

Deuteronomy 12:6

Take your burnt offerings and sacrifices to that place. Bring your special gifts and a tenth of everything you produce. Take with you what you have promised to give. Bring any other offerings you choose to give. And bring the male animals among your livestock that were born first to their mothers.

Joshua 22:15

Those leaders went to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Those tribes were in the land of Gilead. The leaders said to them,

Joshua 22:29

“We would never refuse to obey the Lord. We would never turn away from him now. We wouldn’t build an altar to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings and sacrifices on it. We wouldn’t use any altar other than the altar of the Lord our God. That altar stands in front of his holy tent.”