2But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: far there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day.


In Context

1 And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon, and he made affinity with Pharao the king of Egypt: for he took his 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 But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: far there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day.

3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the precepts of David his father, only he sacrificed in the high places: and burnt incense.

4 He went therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand victims for holocausts did Solomon offer upon that altar in Gabaon.

1 Kings 3:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:2The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the Lord .

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:2Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2Only, the people sacrificed on the high places; for there was no house built to the name of Jehovah, until those days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:2Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the LORD until those days.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built to the name of the LORD, until those days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Yahweh until those days.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2Only, the people are sacrificing in high places, for there hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built to the name of the LORD, until those days.