Kings I 3:2

2 And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

Kings I 3:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:2

Only the people sacrificed in high places
On the tops of their houses, on hills and mountains, and particularly at the high place in Gibeon, where the tabernacle was:

because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord until those
days;
to which they were obliged to repair as afterwards, and there offer their sacrifices, as the Lord had commanded, ( Deuteronomy 12:5 Deuteronomy 12:6 ) .

Kings I 3:2 In-Context

1 And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.

2 And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

3 And the lamp of God before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where the ark of God.

4 And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, I.

5 And he ran to Heli, and said, I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.