1 Kings 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 3:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 3:2 — 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 (KJV)
1 Kings 3:2 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 3:2
“Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 3:2: people, sacrificed, high
“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 3:2: people, high, places
“And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 3:2: high, house, until
“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 3:2: people, because, house
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 3:2: high, places, built
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