'High Places' in the Bible

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

And Solomon loved LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father. Only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

And he cried against the altar by the word of LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus says LORD: Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. And upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that b

For the saying which he cried by the word of LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

After this thing Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but again made from among all the people priests of the high places. Whoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.

For they also built for them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with LORD all his days.

And he walked in all the way of Asa his father. He turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of LORD. However the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high pla