The people built high places, stone memorials, and sacred poles. [177] They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.
1 Kings 3:2 - Easy To Read Version The temple had not yet been finished. So people were still making animal sacrifices [12] on altars at the high places. [13] 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. |
The people built high places, stone memorials, and sacred poles. [177] They built them on every high hill and under every green tree.
Asa did not destroy the high places, [184] but he was faithful to the Lord all his life.
Jehoshaphat was good. He did like his father before him. He obeyed all the things that the Lord wanted. But Jehoshaphat did not destroy the high places. [232] The people continued offering sacrifices [233] and burning incense [234] at those places.
“You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies.
The high places {\cf2\super [191]} were not removed from Judah, but Asa’s heart was faithful to the Lord all of Asa’s life.
The people continued to offer sacrifices {\cf2\super [413]} at the high places, {\cf2\super [414]} but their sacrifices were only to the Lord their God.
The people of Israel built high places {\cf2\super [453]} \par and made God angry.\par They built statues of false gods\par and made God very jealous.\par
I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.
Be sure you don’t offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see.
The young women answered, “Yes, the seer [95] is here. He is just up the road. He came to town today. Some people are meeting together today to share in a fellowship offering at the place for worship. [96]