1 Kings 3:2 meaning and explanation
The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.
1 Kings 3:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator notes a gap in Israel's worship. Solomon has begun his reign and will soon build the temple, but at this point the people still offer sacrifices at local shrines called high places (Hebrew bamot), elevated sites used for worship.
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