HIGH PLACE — a raised open-air sanctuary, the ordinary form of worship in Canaan and in Israel before the temple. The book of Kings condemns them relentlessly and judges nearly every king by whether he removed them. ⚠ 2 Chronicles 1:3 handles the awkward fact that Solomon sacrificed at the high place at GIBEON by explaining what Kings never does: the tent of meeting Moses made was there, with Bezalel's bronze altar in front of it. Whether that is older information or the Chronicler's defence of a beloved king is a real question; the library does not vote. → first discussed at 2 Chronicles 1:3