Deuteronomy 12:13

Keep thyself that thou not offer thy burnt offerings in any place that thou seest

Leviticus 17:2-5

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons and unto all the sons of Israel and say unto them: This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,

Deuteronomy 12:6

And there ye shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and the offerings of your hand and your vows and your freewill offerings and the firstborn of your cows and of your sheep;

1 Kings 12:28-32

And having taken counsel, the king made two calves of gold and said unto the people, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 15:34

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin with which he caused Israel to sin.

2 Chronicles 15:17

But with all this the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

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Summary

Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

This was directly opposed to the customs of the heathen idolaters, in offering their sacrifices on the tops of hills and mountains

Bible References

This was directly opposed to the customs of the heathen idolaters, in offering their sacrifices on the tops of hills and mountains

Deuteronomy 12:6
And there ye shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and the offerings of your hand and your vows and your freewill offerings and the firstborn of your cows and of your sheep;
Leviticus 17:2
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons and unto all the sons of Israel and say unto them: This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,
1 Kings 12:28
And having taken counsel, the king made two calves of gold and said unto the people, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 15:34
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin with which he caused Israel to sin.
2 Chronicles 15:17
But with all this the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.