1 Kings 3:2
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.
1 Kings 22:43
He followed in his father Asa's footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
Deuteronomy 12:2-5
You must by all means destroy all the places where the nations you are about to dispossess worship their gods -- on the high mountains and hills and under every leafy tree.
Leviticus 17:3-6
"Blood guilt will be accounted to any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat inside the camp or outside the camp,
Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places and cut down your incense altars, and I will stack your dead bodies on top of the lifeless bodies of your idols. I will abhor you.
1 Kings 5:3
"You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies.
1 Chronicles 17:4-6
"Go, tell my servant David: 'This is what the Lord says: "You must not build me a house in which to live.
1 Chronicles 28:3-6
But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'
2 Chronicles 33:17
The people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.
Acts 7:47-49
But Solomon built a house for him.