1 Kings 3:4

The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

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WEBBE

The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

BSB

Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.

KJV

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

ASV

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

BBE

And the king went to Gibeon to make an offering there, because that was the chief high place: it was Solomon's way to make a thousand burned offerings on that altar.

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וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he went H1980 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 גִּבְעֹנָה giv·'o·nah Gibeon towards H1391 לִזְבֹּחַ liz·bo·ach to sacrifice H2076 שָׁם sham there H8033 כִּי ki for H3588 הִיא hi' that H1931 הַבָּמָה ha·ba·mah [was] the high place H1116 הַגְּדוֹלָה ha·ge·do·lah (the) great H1419 אֶלֶף 'e·lef a thousand H505 עֹלוֹת 'o·lot burnt offerings H5930 יַעֲלֶה ya·'a·leh he offered up H5927 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 עַל 'al on H5921 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 הַהוּא ha·hu' (the) that H1931

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–4

He that loved the Lord, should, for his sake, have fixed his love upon one of the Lord's people. Solomon was a wise man, a rich man, a great man; yet the brightest praise of him, is that which is the character of all the saints, even the poorest, "He loved the Lord." Where God sows plentifully, he expects to reap accordingly; and those that truly love God and his worship, will not grudge the expenses of their religion. We must never think that wasted which is laid out in the service of God.

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2 Chronicles 1:3

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Solomon Gibeon

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.