He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.
Deuteronomy 12:13 - Revised Standard Version Take heed that you do not offer your burnt offerings at every place that you see; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be watchful not to offer your burnt offerings in every place you see. American Standard Version (1901) Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest; Common English Bible But watch yourself! Make sure you don’t offer up your entirely burned offerings in just any place you see. Catholic Public Domain Version Take care that you do not offer your holocausts in any place that you see. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Beware lest thou offer thy holocausts in every place that thou shalt see. |
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.
The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.
But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was blameless all his days.
then to the place which the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, thither you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the offering that you present, and all your votive offerings which you vow to the Lord.
but at the place which the Lord will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I am commanding you.
But you shall seek the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there; thither you shall go,
and thither you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the offering that you present, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock;
And they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they said to them,
Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn away this day from following the Lord by building an altar for burnt offering, cereal offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!”