1 Kings 3:2
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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
What Does 1 Kings 3:2 Mean?
1 Kings 3:2 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 3, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 3:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 22:43“And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.”2 Chronicles 33:17“Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.”Deuteronomy 12:2“Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:”1 Samuel 9:12“And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:”Leviticus 26:30“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.”2 Kings 18:4“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.”Leviticus 17:3“What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,”1 Kings 5:3“Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.”1 Kings 14:23“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.”1 Chronicles 17:4“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:”1 Chronicles 28:3“But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.”Acts 7:47“But Solomon built him an house.”2 Chronicles 15:17“But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.”
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