1 Raja-raja 3:2

3:2 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 Raja-raja 8:18

8:18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 14:17

14:17 So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to ⁴  Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

1 Raja-raja 14:28

14:28 Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

[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 Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor the Lord”). The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

[14:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “went and entered.”