They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
1 Kings 3:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name had not been built. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the people sacrificed [to God] in the high places [as the heathen did to their idols], for there was no house yet built to the Name of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days. Common English Bible Unfortunately, the people were sacrificing at the shrines because a temple hadn’t yet been built for the LORD’s name in those days. Catholic Public Domain Version But still the people immolated in the high places. For no temple had been built to the name of the Lord, even to that day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: far there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day. |
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
The high places were not taken away, but Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his entire life.
He walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them but did what was right in the Lord’s sight. However, the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
‘You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the Lord his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
Then Joash said to the priests, ‘All the dedicated silver brought to the Lord’s temple, census silver, silver from vows, and all silver voluntarily given for the Lord’s temple #– #
The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholeheartedly devoted his entire life.
However, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.
I will destroy your high places, cut down your shrines, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless bodies of your idols; I will reject you.
Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in all the sacred places you see.
The women answered, ‘Yes, he is ahead of you. Hurry, he only just entered the city, because there’s a sacrifice for the people at the high place today.