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.

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.

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.

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

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 was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

“ When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods— high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree.Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!“ Do not worship the Lord your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods.Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes— the place where his name will be honored.

But it was Solomon who actually built it.However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,‘ Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that?’ asks the Lord.‘ Could you build me such a resting place?

“ You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord his God because of the many wars waged against him by surrounding nations. He could not build until the Lord gave him victory over all his enemies.

“ If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the campinstead of bringing it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to present it as an offering to the Lord, that person will be as guilty as a murderer. Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off from the community.The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the Lord as peace offerings.Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the Lord’s altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

However, the people still sacrificed at the pagan shrines, though only to the Lord their God.

“ Go and tell my servant David,‘ This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another in a Tabernacle.Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s leaders, the shepherds of my people. I have never asked them,“ Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’

I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you.

but God said to me,‘ You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’“ Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s family. And from among my father’s sons the Lord was pleased to make me king over all Israel.And from among my sons— for the Lord has given me many— he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the Lord’s kingdom.He said to me,‘ Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.