1 Kings 3:2
But the people sacrificed still on the high-places; because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.
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Leviticus 17:5In order that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they slay in the open field, and bring them unto the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and slay them as sacrifices of peace-offerings unto the Lord.
Deuteronomy 12:2Ye shall utterly destroy all the places whereon the nations which ye are about to drive out served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree;
1 Kings 5:3(5:17) Thou well knowest of David my father, that he was not able to build a house unto the name of the Lord his God, on account of the war wherewith his enemies encompassed him, until the Lord had put them under the soles of his feet.
1 Kings 15:14But the high-places were not removed; nevertheless Assa's heart was entire with the Lord all his days.
1 Kings 22:44(22:45) And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:4Go and say unto David my servant, Thus hath said the Lord, Not thou shalt build for me the house to dwell in;
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 3:2-5
Solomon Marries Pharaoh's Daughter. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord , and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord , until those days. 3 And Solomon loved the Lord , walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and… Read the whole commentary →