1 Kings 3:2
Context3:2 Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, 1 because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord. 2
1 Kings 6:7
Context6:7 As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry 3 were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.


[3:2] 1 sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.
[3:2] 2 tn Heb “for the name of the
[6:7] 3 tn Heb “finished stone of the quarry,” i.e., stones chiseled and shaped at the time they were taken out of the quarry.