2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.

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

2 At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the name of the Lord had not yet been built.

2 Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.

2 The Temple for the worship of the Lord had not yet been finished, so people were still sacrificing at altars in many places of worship.

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

2 Only, the people sacrificed on the high places; for there was no house built to the name of Jehovah, until those days.

2 The people were still sacrificing at other worship sites because a temple for the name of the Lord had not yet been built.

2 However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name had not been built.

2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord.

2 But the people were sacrificing on the high places, for the house for the name of Yahweh had not yet been built in those days.

2 But the people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places where they worshiped. That’s because a temple hadn’t been built yet where the Lord would put his Name.

2 The people were still sacrificing on the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days.