Verse 3

1 Kings 3:3

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3 Solomon showed he loved the Lord by following the instructions of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned offerings on the high places.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֤ב שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה לָ/לֶ֕כֶת בְּ/חֻקּ֖וֹת דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י/ו רַ֚ק בַּ/בָּמ֔וֹת ה֥וּא מְזַבֵּ֖חַ וּ/מַקְטִֽיר

English Translation

And Solomon loved the LORD, to walk in the statutes of his father David; only he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh of Egypt. He married Pharaoh's daughter and brought he... Focus ↗

2 In those days, however, the people still sacrificed on the high places because a Temple to honor the... Focus ↗

3 Solomon showed he loved the Lord by following the instructions of his father David, except that he s...

4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the leading high place. Solomon presented one... Focus ↗

5 The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at Gibeon. God (Elohim) said to him, “Ask what you want me t... Focus ↗

6 Solomon replied, “You showed your servant David, my father, great trustworthy love because he lived... Focus ↗

7 Now, Lord God (Elohim), you have made me king in place of my father David. But I am like an inexperi... Focus ↗

8 I, your servant, am here among your chosen people, a great people that are so many they cannot be co... Focus ↗

9 So please give me a mind that's receptive so I can rule your people well, understanding the differen... Focus ↗

10 So God (Elohim) told him, “Because you asked for this, and you didn't ask for a long life, or wealth... Focus ↗

11 I am giving you what you asked for. I am giving you a mind that is wise, with an understanding of wh... Focus ↗

12 I am also giving you what you did not ask for, wealth and status—so much so that no king will compar... Focus ↗

13 And if you follow my ways by keeping my laws and my commands, as your father David did, I will give... Focus ↗

14 Then Solomon woke up and realized he'd had a dream. He went back to Jerusalem, and stood in front of... Focus ↗

15 One of the women spoke up, saying, “If it please Your Majesty: I share a house with this woman. I ha... Focus ↗

16 Three days after the birth of my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were together; there was no on... Focus ↗

17 She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while I was sleeping. She lay h... Focus ↗

18 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son I saw that he was dead. When I looked closely at him in... Focus ↗

19 The other woman argued, “No! My son is the one that's alive. Your son is the one that's dead.” The f... Focus ↗

20 The king intervened, saying, “So this woman says, ‘My son is the one that's alive. Your son is the o... Focus ↗

21 “Bring me a sword,” the king ordered. So they brought him a sword. Focus ↗

22 “Cut the child that's alive in two, and give half to one woman and half to another,” he commanded. Focus ↗

23 But the woman whose son was alive had so much love for him as a mother that she cried out to the kin... Focus ↗

24 The king gave his verdict. “Give the child that's alive to the first woman,” he ordered. “On no acco... Focus ↗

25 When everyone in Israel heard about the verdict the king had delivered, they had great respect for t... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 3 (25 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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