But the people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places where they worshiped. That’s because a temple hadn’t been built yet where the Lord would put his Name.

当那些日子，百姓仍在邱坛献祭，因为还没有为耶和华的名建殿。

当那些日子，百姓仍在丘坛献祭，因为还没有为耶和华的名建殿。

当那些日子，百姓仍在丘坛献祭，因为还没有为耶和华的名建殿。

那时候，用来尊崇耶和华之名的殿还没有建成，以色列人仍然在丘坛献祭。

不过在那些日子，人民仍然在邱坛上献祭，因为还没有为耶和华的名建造殿宇。

當那些日子，百姓仍在邱壇獻祭，因為還沒有為耶和華的名建殿。

當那些日子，百姓仍在丘壇獻祭，因為還沒有為耶和華的名建殿。

當那些日子，百姓仍在丘壇獻祭，因為還沒有為耶和華的名建殿。

那時候，用來尊崇耶和華之名的殿還沒有建成，以色列人仍然在邱壇獻祭。

不過在那些日子，人民仍然在邱壇上獻祭，因為還沒有為耶和華的名建造殿宇。

不過，人民仍然在邱壇上獻祭，因為那些日子以前、還沒有為永恆主耶和華的名而建殿。

當時因未為耶和華名建室、民在崇邱獻祭、

當時未建宮殿、以籲耶和華名、故民在崇邱獻祭。

當時尚未為主之名建殿、故民仍在邱壇獻祭、

The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the Lord.

The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.

At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the name of the Lord had not yet been built.

However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the LORD’s name had not been built.

The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.

Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.

Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days.

However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name had not been built.

Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the LORD.

However the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was not yet a house built for Yahweh’s name.

Jehoshaphat followed all the ways of his father Asa. He didn’t wander away from them. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord. But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at them.

You will soon drive the nations out of it. Completely destroy all the places where they worship their gods. Destroy them on the high mountains, on the hills and under every green tree.Break down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Burn up the poles they use to worship the female god named Asherah. Cut down the statues of their gods. Wipe out the names of their gods from those places.You must not worship the Lord your God the way those nations worship their gods.Instead, go to the special place he will choose from among all your tribes. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must go.

But it was Solomon who built the temple for God.“ But the Most High God does not live in houses made by human hands. As God says through the prophet,“‘ Heaven is my throne. The earth is under my control. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Where will my resting place be?

“ As you know, my father David had to fight many battles. His enemies attacked him from every side. So he couldn’t build a temple where the Lord his God would put his Name. That wouldn’t be possible until the Lord had put his enemies under his control.

“ Suppose someone sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat. They sacrifice it in the camp or outside of it.They do it instead of bringing the animal to the entrance to the tent of meeting. They sacrifice it instead of giving it as an offering to me in front of my holy tent. Then they will be thought of as guilty of spilling blood. Because they have done that, they must be separated from their people.The Israelites are now making sacrifices in the open fields. But they must bring their sacrifices to the priest. They must bring them to me at the entrance to the tent of meeting. There they must sacrifice them as friendship offerings.The priest must splash the blood against my altar. It is the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He must burn the fat. Its smell will please me.

The people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places. But they offered them only to the Lord their God.

“ Go and speak to my servant David. Tell him,‘ The Lord says,“ You are not the one who will build me a house to live in.I have not lived in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until now. I have moved my tent from one place to another. I have moved my home from one place to another.I have moved from place to place with all the Israelites. I commanded their leaders to be shepherds over my people. I never asked any of those leaders,‘ Why haven’t you built me a house that has beautiful cedar walls?’ ” ’

I will destroy the high places where you worship other gods. I will pull down your incense altars. I will pile up your dead bodies on the lifeless statues of your gods. And I will turn away from you.

But God said to me,‘ You are not the one who will build a house for my Name. That is because you are a fighting man. You have spilled people’s blood.’“ But the Lord chose me. He is the God of Israel. He chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah to lead the tribes. From the tribe of Judah he chose my family. From my father’s sons he chose me. He was pleased to make me king over the whole nation of Israel.The Lord has given me many sons. From all of them he has chosen my son Solomon. He wants Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’ s kingdom. He wants him to rule over Israel.The Lord said to me,‘ Your son Solomon is the one who will build my house and my courtyards. I have chosen him to be my son. And I will be his father.