1 Kings 3:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 3:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 3:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However, the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was not yet a house built for Yahweh’s name.”
1 Kings 3:2 — World English Bible
1 Kings 3:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days. ”
1 Kings 3:2 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 3:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Only, the people are sacrificing in high places, for there hath not been built a house for the name of Jehovah till those days.”
1 Kings 3:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 3:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Only, the people sacrificed on the high places; for there was no house built to the name of Jehovah, until those days. ”
1 Kings 3:2 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 3:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Only the people sacrificed in the hie places, because there was no house buylt vnto the name of the Lord, vntill those dayes.”
1 Kings 3:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 3:2 in Context — 1 Kings 3
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 burnt incense in high places.
4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
What Does 1 Kings 3:2 Mean?
1 Kings 3:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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