1 Kings 3:2

“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 high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days." - 1 Kings 3:2
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What does 1 Kings 3:2 mean?

1 Kings 3:2 (KJV) reads: "Only the people sacrificed in high places because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord until those days." This verse comes from the Book of 1 Kings which is believed to have been written by the prophet Jeremiah. The Book of 1 Kings is a…

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The High Places of Sacrifice: Seeking God in Our Pursuits

In 1 Kings 3:2, we read, "Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days." This verse captures an important moment in Israel's history—a time when the people sought to worship God, yet lacked a permanent…

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A Prayer for Reverence and Dedication to God

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence, reflecting on the words of Solomon as recorded in 1 Kings 3:2, reminding us that "Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days."…

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2 Kings 3:1 - "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years."
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2 Kings 3:16-19
2 Kings 3:10 - "And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!"
2 Kings 3:2 - "And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made."
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
2 Kings 1:3 - "But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?"
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1 Kings 3:10 - "And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing."
1 Kings 3:19 - "And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it."
1 Kings 3:24 - "And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king."
1 Kings 3:16 - "¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him."
2 Kings 3:3 - "Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom."
2 Kings 3:6 - "¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel."
2 Kings 3:5 - "But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel."
2 Kings 3:16 - "And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches."
1 Kings 1:3 - "So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king."
1 Kings 3:3 - "And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places."
2 Kings 3:18 - "And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand."
2 Kings 25:3 - "And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land."