World English Bible
"Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Yahweh until those days."
— 1 Kings 3:2, World English Bible
“Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.”
“Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days. ”
“Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the LORD.”
“But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: for there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day.”
“But all this time the people were making their offerings in the high places, because no house had been put up to the name of the Lord till those days.”
“Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.”
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 Yahweh, and the wall of Jerusalem all around.
Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Yahweh until those days.
Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer on that altar.
In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."