1 Kings 3:3

3 Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 3:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
ESV
3 Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places.
NLT
3 Solomon loved the LORD and followed all the decrees of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local places of worship.
MSG
3 Solomon loved God and continued to live in the God-honoring ways of David his father, except that he also worshiped at the local shrines, offering sacrifices and burning incense.
CSB
3 Solomon loved the Lord by walking in the statutes of his father David, but he also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 3:3 In-Context

1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.
2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD.
3 Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

Cross References 4

  • 1. Deuteronomy 6:5; Psalms 31:23; Psalms 145:20; 1 Corinthians 8:3
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 10:12; S Joshua 1:7
  • 3. S Deuteronomy 17:19; S 1 Kings 14:8; 1 Kings 2:3; 1 Kings 9:4; 1 Kings 11:4,6,38
  • 4. S ver 2; Leviticus 17:3-5; 2 Kings 12:3; 2 Kings 15:4,35; 2 Kings 16:4; 2 Kings 21:3
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